Robert Burns Statue, Albert Square, Dundee, Scotland

The Mayan rain god Chac, holding burning torch showing his power to withhold or dispense rain, in west court of the Mayan ruins at Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, western highlands, Honduras, Central America

Robert Burns memorial on the Octagon, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Altar at Chinese temple, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Burning incense on religious holiday, Chinatown, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Lava flow from the Monti Calcarazzi fissure that threatened Nicolosi on the south flank of Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy, EuropeThe Piano del Lago cone (above) destroyed the Sapienza cable car.

Small waterfall on the Lonfearn Burn near Brothers' Point (Rubha nam Brathairean) the easternmost point of the Trotternish, Brothers' Point, Trotternish Peninsula, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Huge incense spirals which burn for hours, Phung Son Tu Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam

Slash and burn agriculture, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A ground floor interior with full kitchen range, Robert Burns cottage, Burns Steet, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Robert Burns Birthplace, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Interior of an upper room, Robert Burns cottage, Burns Steet, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Robert Burns Mausoleum, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The home of Robert Burns, Scotland's celebrated poet, Burns Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The home of Robert Burns, Scotland's celebrated poet, Burns Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Robert Burns Memorial in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Espresso maker over a flame on a gas cooker

Birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns, an 18th century single storey cottage, Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Charred remains of homes which were burned to the ground stand in a neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo in San Diego during the Southern California wildfires of 2007. More than a dozen homes were completely lost in the small neighborhood there.

Hawaii, Big Island, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea Volcano, hot lava moving to the sea

Hawaii, Big Island, Kilauea Volcano, Lava Meets the sea Pouring Lava

Hawaii, Big Island, Kilauea Volcano, Lava Meets the sea