Aerial view by drone of Civita di Bagnoregio village, known as the dying city, Viterbo province, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Aerial view by drone of Civita di Bagnoregio village, known as the dying city, Viterbo province, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Lake Hume, Huon, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Aerial view of Civita di Bagnoregio, The Dying City, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Sunrise view of The Dying City of Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Sunrise view of The Dying City of Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Sunrise view of The Dying City of Civita di Bagnoregio, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Aerial view of Civita di Bagnoregio, The Dying City, Lazio, Italy, Europe

The medieval 'dying town' of Civita di Bagnoregio surrounded by ravines, Viterbo province, Tuscia, Latium, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Dying oak tree in Oxfordshire, England

Grubbed out Olive trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

Dead and dying Almond trees in Almond groves in Wasco in the Central Valley of California after the irrigation water ran out following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's almonds are grown in California, and it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow each nut. Many farms have run out of water, and $2.2 Billion has been wiped off the agricultue sector annually. Currently one third of all children in California go to be hungry, as a direct result of job losses connected to the drought. 428,000 acres of farmland have been taken out of production as a result of the drought, in the Central Valley.

Dying Olive trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

Abandoned dead and dying Orange trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

Abandoned dead and dying Orange trees that no longer have water to irrigate them near Bakersfield, California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, Bakersfield is now the driest city in the USA. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry.

Drought killed trees near Tehachapi Pass, in California's four year long drought, USA.

New Shoots on the forest bed, bright green in the evening sun. The trees- dead or dying, picking up the orange of the sunlight on their trunks. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Chinese trying to combat desertification by planting millions of trees, but sadly many die as the ground is now just too dry to support them, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for dying sockeye salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Tree in northern China in the middle of the worst drought in 50 years, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

Chinese trying to combat desertification by planting millions of trees, but sadly many die as the ground is now just too dry to support them, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

Sand dunes have been planted to try and stabilise them and prevent their spread, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

Chinese trying to combat desertification by planting millions of trees, but sadly many die as the ground is now just too dry to support them, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

Sand dunes have been planted to try and stabilise them and prevent their spread, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

Red gum trees are iconic Australian trees that grow along the banks of the Murray River, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Red gum trees in the Barmah forest, the largest stand of red gums in the world, along the banks of the Murray River, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Trees planted to try to halt the spread of sand dunes in Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

Little black cormorants congregating in red gum trees growing along the banks of the Murray River, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Red gum trees are iconic Australian trees that grow along the banks of the Murray River, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Caucasian woman laying on autumn leaves near train tracks in forest

Fungus on a dead spruce infested by bark beetles on Mt Lusen in the Bavarian Forest National Park near Spiegelau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Pine trees killed by an outbreak of mountain pine beetles which killed millions of acres of pine trees in the American west; scientists expect the problem to worsen due to global warming, because very cold weather is needed to kill the beetles, Grand Lake

Dead spruce (Picea abies), Mt. Feldberg, Black Forest, Black Forest, Landkreis Hochschwarzwald county, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Dead spruce (Picea abies), Mt. Feldberg, Black Forest, Black Forest, Landkreis Hochschwarzwald county, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Forest damage in the coniferous forest on Mt. Grosser Arber, Naturpark Bayerischer Wald nature park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Dead spruce (Picea abies), Mt. Feldberg, Black Forest, Black Forest, Landkreis Hochschwarzwald county, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Dead spruce (Picea abies), Mt. Feldberg, Black Forest, Black Forest, Landkreis Hochschwarzwald county, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Dead spruce (Picea abies), Mt. Feldberg, Black Forest, Black Forest, Landkreis Hochschwarzwald county, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Semitrailer truck loaded with tropical wood, timber, logs, East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Lonely, Dilapitated, Abandoned Homestead On The Prairies Surrounded By Dying Grass, Trees And Hay Bales, Carbon, Alberta, Canada

Lioness lying on a branch, East Africa

Red-eared pond sliders, Parc de la tête d'or Lyon France

Chacma baboon eating a fruit, Chobe Botswana

Puma on a rock and dead tree, Utah USA

Lac de petit saut, Sinnamary, French Guiana.

Red squirrel eating on a tree trunk, Finland

Golden Eagles on dead tree in winter, Balkans Bulgaria

White Stork in nest, Cabañeros NP Montes de Toledo Spain

Leopard (Panthera pardus) facing an African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Serengeti, Tanzania. Glanzlichter 2015 - Germany - Highly Commended

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) under the milky way, Spain

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) under the moon, Spain

Wolverine (Gulo gulo) on old pine branches

Lion (Panthera leo), lion cub on a dead tree, Masai-Mara Reserve, Kenya

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) nagging with a Spotted Woodpecker (Drendrocopos major), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

Portrait of a wolverine, Gulo gulo, looking at the camera. Kuhmo, Oulu, Finland.

An African elephant at a waterhole, Loxodonta africana, in the background a bushfire on the hills surrounding the Savuti Marsh. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) nagging, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

Leopard (Panthera pardus) eating on a branch, Okonjima private game reserve, Namibia

A wolverine, Gulo gulo, standing on a dead log. Kuhmo, Oulu, Finland.

Dead acacia tree on the background of sand dunes and stripes of morning fog. A very rare natural phenomenon for these places. Stunning light, color and shape. Sossusvlei. Deadvlei. Namib-Naukluft National Park. Landscapes of Namibia. Africa.

Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) emerging from a cavity in a dead tree, Finland

Siberian Jay on a stump, Finland

Dead Trees, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft Park, Namib Desert, Namibia.

Spannish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) landing on a branch, Spain

Burgundydrop Bonnet (Mycena haematopus) fungus growing on wood among lichens, Landes, France.

Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) Immature on a perch with cattle in the background on the Spanish steppe. Tolede region, Spain

Dead Trees, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft Park, Namib Desert, Namibia.

White ibis (Eudocimus albus) on a dead tree in Manuel Antonio Park, Costa Rica

Aerial view of charred trees in the taiga around Berdigestiakh following the 2021 fires, Sakha Republic, Russia

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on a dead tree, National Forest Park, Haute-Marne, France

Magellanic Woodpecker male on dead wood, Argentina

Peregrine Falcon on a dead tree, France

Red squirrel on a tree trunk lying, Finland

African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) group joining a waterhole in Savuti reserve, Botswana

Beech marten (Martes foina), on a branch, in an undergrowth, Aude, France