Sunset on the frozen Lej Nair surrounded by rocky peaks, Bernina Pass, Canton of Graubunden, Engadine, Switzerland, Europe

Sandstone formations with clouds, Coyote Buttes Wilderness, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Single tree on limestone pavement, Ingleborough National Nature Reserve, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lake-level view of blue ice at the glacier face and iceberg, Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Exterior of Mingun Paya, Mingun, Mandalay Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Sandstone formations with clouds, Coyote Buttes Wilderness, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Racetrack Point, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America, North America

Mud cracks with sprouting plant, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Mingun Pagoda, Mingun, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

The Stone Wings formations at dusk, Bisti Wilderness, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Trees on limestone pavement, Ingleborough National Nature Reserve, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White, tan, and red sandstone butte, White Pocket, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Large ice crack in a huge glacier in Hornsund, Svalbard, Arctic

Mud cracks, Namafjall Hverir, Iceland, Polar Regions

Mud cracks, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Lake-level view of blue ice at the glacier face, Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Erosion patterns in a small drainage, Bisti Wilderness, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Geothermal area and mud cracks, Namafjall Hverir, Iceland, Polar Regions

Sunbaked mud pan, cracked earth, near Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Traditional Irish set dancing at a Ceilidh at Vaughan's Bar in Kilfenora, County Clare, West of Ireland

Traditional Irish set dancing at a Ceilidh at Vaughan's Bar in Kilfenora, County Clare, West of Ireland

Traditional Irish set dancing at a Ceilidh at Vaughan's Bar in Kilfenora, County Clare, West of Ireland

Vegetation grows roots in cracks of Mereenie sandstone at King's Canyon, Red Centre, Australia

Cracked Mereenie sandstone at King's Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Demolished buildings seen from helicopter in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Grass growing in the cracks of Ayers Rock, Uluru, Red Centre, Australia

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Ripple marks preserved in the Mereenie sandstone at King's Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Buildings demolished in earthquake devastated area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, in village of Pattika, Pakistan

Demolished buildings seen from helicopter in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan

Buildings demolished in earthquake area of Azad Jammu Kashmir, village of Pattika, Pakistan

A 4WD Tour of Uyuni Salt Flats (Salar de Uyuni), Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Canyon cut by meltwater stream, before sinking into moulin beside hikers, on icecap above Disko Bay on the west coast, Greenland, Polar Regions

Multi-coloured layers of Mereenie sandstone at King's Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia

Sandstone domes in shape of beehives at King's Canyon, Red Centre, Australia

Carved marble Roman portrait heads of four men, Archaeology Museum, Apollonia Archaeological Park, Albania, Europe

In the cracks of the pillars some believers insert prayer notes, Holy Sepulchre Church, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Traditional Irish set dancing at a Ceilidh at Vaughan's Bar in Kilfenora, County Clare, West of Ireland

Traditional Irish set dancing at a Ceilidh at Vaughan's Bar in Kilfenora, County Clare, West of Ireland

Dry ground near the Pitch Lake, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Hot mud, Vulcanetti di Macalube, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Close-up of notes and prayers placed in a crack on the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Semur, Burgundy, France, Europe

Light on mountainous scenery in Graham Land in Wilhelmina Bay on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

A dried up river bed in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

A collapsed coastal road at between Skipsea and Ulrome on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all palying their part.

Retreating glaciers in Wilhelmina Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

A road closed on Walney Island, Cumbria, UK, following coastal erosion during severe winter storms.

Retreating glaciers in Wilhelmina Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

Retreating glaciers in Wilhelmina Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

A dried up river bed in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

A pool coloured red from algae that have been fertilized by seabird guano on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK.

Icebergs oof Curverville Island on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

Swiss Alps, Rhoneglacier, Furka Pass, Oberwallis, Wallis, Switzerland

A lichen covered boulder on Beinn Ghlas, a Munro on the side of Ben Lawers.

Icebergs oof Curverville Island on the Antarctic Peninsular, which is one of the fastest warming places on the planet.

Cracked earth, namibia. Namib desert, dead vlei. Cracks in parched sand

Swiss Alps, Rhoneglacier, Furka Pass, Oberwallis, Wallis, Switzerland

Green algae and yellow lichen on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK.

The Frank Bruce Sculpture trail at Feshiebridge, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A frozen Stickle Tarn with crack patterns in the ice, above the Langdale valley with Pavey Ark in the background, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A dried up river bed in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

A dried up river bed in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The Frank Bruce Sculpture trail at Feshiebridge, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Sliding rock, race track, desert area, death valley national park, california, usa

A dried up river bed in the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Drought at Haweswater reservoir revealing the old drowned village of Mardale, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

Tension cracks in rock filled with quartz (rr)

Footprints in the mud at Thirlmere reservoir during a hosepipe ban in effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Thirlmere reservoir during a hosepipe ban in effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A shattered mirror

Sunset on the red rock picturesque formations at Los Gatos on the eastern or Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Thirlmere reservoir the day before a hosepipe ban came into effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White-tipped reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) resting in a crack at Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Sunset on the red rock picturesque formations at Los Gatos on the eastern or Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Thirlmere reservoir the day before a hosepipe ban came into effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Thirlmere reservoir the day before a hosepipe ban came into effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A shattered mirror

Thirlmere reservoir the day before a hosepipe ban came into effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ships bow breaking ice to enter a fjord in the high arctic. Svalbard / Spitsbergen

Mud cracks on a reservoir shore during a summer drought

Detail of cracks in a house collapsing due to global warming-induced permafrost melt, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Thirlmere reservoir the day before a hosepipe ban came into effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A twenty ton ice explorer truck owned and run by Arngrimur Hermannsson ( Arni), taking tourists onto the Langjokull ice cap, Iceland, Polar Regions

Mudcracks in the Coto Donana, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Mud cracks appearing at Haweswater reservoir during a drought, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A farmers watering hole, almost dried up, on a farm near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Mud cracks on the side of a geothermal hot spring in Hengill, Iceland, Polar Regions

A farmers watering hole, almost dried up, on a farm near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Footprints in the mud at Thirlmere reservoir during a hosepipe ban in effect in the North West, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mud cracks on a river bank in Shanxi province, China, Asia

'Polar Star' ecotourism expedition ship with crack in 3m thich ice, created by the ship. Antartic Peninsula, Southern ocean.

Carbon patterns on fire glass of a wood burning stove