Gale force westerly winds build large waves in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Dockyard cranes at sunset, Gothenburg, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Rough sea, El Cotillo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Sculpture and fountain Power at Sea (Macht Zur See) by Rudolf Weyr, Hofburg, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Gale force westerly winds build large waves in the Drake Passage, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A wave created by the strong wind squirts water over Devils Bridge, a coral bridge created by wind and the power of sea, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Eroded shoreline at Happisburgh, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Competitiors in the Mount Sodom International Mountain Bike Race, Dead Sea area, Israel, Middle East

Competitior in the Mount Sodom International Mountain Bike Race, Dead Sea area, Israel, Middle East

Two competitiors in the Mount Sodom International Mountain Bike Race, Dead Sea area, Israel, Middle East

Teenage competitior in the Mount Sodom International Mountain Bike Race, Dead Sea area, Israel, Middle East

A WWF project to supply electricity to a remote island in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. Prior to this project the subsistence farmers had no access to electricity. The project involves charging large batteries from solar panels. Each villager collects a battery to run household lighting, and returns to the recharging station once a week to recharge their battery. This shot shows women carrying the heavy batteries (20Kg) from the charging station.

A WWF project to supply electricity to a remote island in the Sunderbans, a low lying area of the Ganges Delta in Eastern India, that is very vulnerable to sea level rise. Prior to this project the subsistence farmers had no access to electricity. The project involves charging large batteries from solar panels. Each villager collects a battery to run household lighting, and returns to the recharging station once a week to recharge their battery. This shot shows women carrying the heavy batteries (20Kg) from the charging station.

Kayakers in the flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

A motorist travels through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

A tornado water spout casued by a severe thunder storm over Sivota, Greece,

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

Whitehaven harbour during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

After a week of high tides, storm surges and storm force winds, the sea front promenade of Aberystwyth in Wales has been devastated, with millions of £'s of damage. The crsahing waves punched a large hole in the sea wall and has collapsed Aberystwyth's iconic, Victorian promenade shelter, which has stood for over 100 years. This picture was taken on Wednesday 8th January, 2014, the day the council started to try and clear the thousands of tonnes of beach rubble off the sea front road.

An offshore wind farm and gas platfroms in morecame bay from the summit of Black Combe, Cumbria, UK.

Whitehaven harbour being completely overwhelmed by huge waves during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

A motorist stuck in flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides, is pushed out by two helpers.

Coal on the docks in Hull, on the Humber Estuary, Yorkshire, UK.

Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm is owned and operated by Dong energy. It consists of 48 turbines off Brightlingsea in essex, UK, and has a capacity of 172 MW, enough to power 125,000 homes.

A motorist travels far too fast through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm, including the sub station is owned and operated by Dong energy. It consists of 48 turbines off Brightlingsea in essex, UK, and has a capacity of 172 MW, enough to power 125,000 homes

A BP chemical plant at salt End on Humberside which produces Acetic Acid and a gas fired power station It is vulnerable to coastal flooding, and although sea defences were constructed some years ago, climate change driven sea level rise and increased stromy weather, leaves it vulnerable to inundation.

Waves crashing off Parton near Whitehaven during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

Whitehaven harbour during the January 2014 period of storm surge, high tides and storm force winds. The coastline took a battering, damaging the harbour wall and eroding a large section of coastal cliff.

The Walney Offshore wind farm behind hay bales in a field on Walney Island, cumbria, UK.

Windsurfer

A gas cooker

Barrow offshore wind farm, a 30 turbine, 90 MW offshore wind farm completed in 2006, situated about 7 km south west in the Irish Sea off Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The jack up barge that hammers the monopiles into the sea bed fits a transition piece onto the top of the monopile, Walney Offshore Wind Farm, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Blackpool being battered by storms, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm and Llandudno Pier, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

The jack up barge that hammers the monopiles into the sea bed fits a transition piece onto the top of the monopile, Walney Offshore Wind Farm, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Five Fingers Island Group in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult gray whale breaching in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

Adult Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) breaching in Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina. Southern Atlantic Ocean. (Resolution Restricted - pls contact us)

Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) power lunging in the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whale breaching near sailboat in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA.whale watching (Restricted Resolution - pls contact us)

Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) power lunging in the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) breaching. Azores

Orca/ Killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98) surfing in wake of Fisheries boat, 5-year old lone male in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.

Orca/ Killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98) surfing in wake of Fisheries boat, 5-year old lone male in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.

Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus). Red Sea.

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

The jack up barge that hammers the monopiles into the sea bed fits a transition piece onto the top of the monopile, Walney Offshore Wind Farm, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Offshore support and cable laying vessels, The Walney Offshore Windfarm, 15km off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Breeching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Grand Turk. Turks and Caicos Islands. (RR)

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) lying on its back tail slapping with Hebridean rocky shore behind . West coast of Scotland.

Shishmaref, a tiny island inhabited by around 600 Inuits, between Alaska and Siberia in the Chukchi Sea, United States of America, North America

An offshore wind farm off Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf breaching off Chichagof Island, Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), nice view of lobster facing forward showing both large claws and red antennae, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Sperm whale breaching (Physeter macrocephalus) Azores, Atlantic Ocean (RR)

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

An onshore wind turbine on the outskirts of Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

False-killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) power-lunging off Isla San Esteban in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at the surface and tail slapping continuously. Aerial photograph. Husavik, Iceland (RR)

Windsurfers off Tarifa in Southern Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. (RR)

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-throw in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. (A4 only).

McCleods Maidens, sea stacks, at Idrigill point, west coast, Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Wave crashing over tide pool, St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America

Huge waves pounding Los Islotes (The Islets) in the southern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Sur, Mexico

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) power lunging in the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus). Red Sea.

Small boat and waves crashing over St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America

Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Five Fingers Island Group in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus). Red Sea.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the AuAu Channel between Maui and Lanai in Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Sub-adult Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) breaching in northern Gulf of California, Mexico

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

Shishmaref, a tiny island inhabited by around 600 Inuits, between Alaska and Siberia in the Chukchi Sea, United States of America, North America

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

An onshore wind turbine on the outskirts of Workington, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), nice view of lobster facing forward showing both large claws and red antennae, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) breaching with defecation. Azores (RR)

Close up of a blue whales massive blow (Balaenoptera musculus). (A4 only).

Blackpool being battered by storms, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm is situated about 7 Km off the North Wales coast, in Liverpool Bay, between Prestatyn and Rhyl, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Five Fingers Island Group in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Pacific humpback whale calf,Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching off the west coast of Maui, Hawaii.

Adult Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) power lunging in the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Adult California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) breaching in San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico.

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, at surface, man in inflatable dinghy in background Monterey, California, USA