Empty asphalt road on edge of the arctic sea hit by the midnight sun, Ersfjord, Senja, Troms county, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Lorries blown over on the M6 motorway near Shap in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lorries blown over on the M6 motorway near Shap in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bridge over the River Petteril destroyed in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lorries blown over on the M6 motorway near Shap in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, flooded car showroom, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bridge over the River Petteril destroyed in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In March 2009 Northern China had its largest snowfall for many years, cutting off many towns and making transport difficult. The city of Heihe on the Chinese Russian border was particularly badly hit by the heavy snowfall in March 2009, Heilongjiang, China, Asia

Aerial view of ocean waves and fantastic rocky shoreline, Aerial view of a coastline along Great Ocean Road, Aerial view of waves hitting rocks on beach with turquoise water

Ethnic drums also called atabaques on the streets of Pelourinho, the historic center of the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brasil

Ethnic drums also called atabaques on the streets of Pelourinho, the historic center of the city of Salvador in Bahia, Brasil

Metal rattle during street carnival festivities in Brazil, Brasil

Several drummers with their musical instruments in the Carnival celebrations in the streets of Brazil, Brasil

On the the road to the Allai Valley, men try to push a truck that is stuck in mud and landslide debris and which is blocking other trucks full of humanitarian aid and earthquake survivors returning to their mountain villages, Battagram District, Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The region was one of the worst-hit by the October 2005 earthquake, and aftershocks and heavy rains continue to trigger landslides, which have hampered reconstruction efforts and the return of earthquake survivors to their mountain villages from the low altitude tent camps where many spent the winter.

On the the road to the Allai Valley, a Pashtun family carries luggage past trucks that are stuck in mud and landslide debris-the trucks are full of other families and their possessions traveling back to their mountan villages, Battagram District, Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The region was one of the worst-hit by the October 2005 earthquake, and aftershocks and heavy rains continue to trigger landslides, which have hampered reconstruction efforts and the return of earthquake survivors to their mountain villages from the low altitude tent camps where many spent the winter.

Pashtun men clear rocks from a landslide that is blocking the road to the Allai Valley, and preventing many trucks full of earthquake survivors and their possessions from traveling back to their mountan villages, Battagram District, Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The region was one of the worst-hit by the October 2005 earthquake, and aftershocks and heavy rains continue to trigger landslides, which have hampered reconstruction efforts and the return of earthquake survivors to their mountain villages from the low altitude tent camps where many spent the winter.

The wide open road

The open road

An endless road

The open road