First year Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chick at breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Grand Canyon, from Hermit Road near Mohave Point, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ashore at Useful Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) nesting colony at Jougla Point on Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Iceberg detail in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the austral summer months, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

An adult brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) feeding on a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Edible fruit of the evergreen tree Mimusops coriacea (Monkey's Apple), Madagascar

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) breeding colony at Cooper Bay, South Georgia

Platges de Fornells, seaside resort, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Tropical almond (Terminalla catappa) (sea almond) ripe leaves and fruits, Poovar Island, Kerala, India, Asia

Example of the thick foliage and undercut islets, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

Goats on the edge of the bay at Al Ayjah village, Sur Township, port-city, capital of Ash Sharqiyah Region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Alila Jabal Akhdar hotel, nestled 2000 metres above sea level, surrounded by Al Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Al Mudhaireb Village, Al Sharqiyah region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Al Mudhaireb Village, Al Sharqiyah region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Sandstone rock formations in the desert canyons of the Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Solar panels in a fishing camp on a bank of Lake Eyasi, Tanzania

Oum-er-Rbia valley, Khenifra region, Middle Atlas, Morocco

View of swans and ducks with Lutheran Free Church in background in the city centre of Reykjavik in winter, Reykjavik, Iceland

A view of the tidewater glacier in Isbukta (Ice Bay) on the western side of Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Breaking wave, Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Botanical garden Jardin Canario Viera y Clavijo, near Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Mountaimous fjord, Kulusuk, Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Aerial of the mountainous coastline around Kulusuk, Greenland, Polar Regions

Aerial of Axel Heiberg island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

View of water lily pads in pond and tropical flora in Giardini la Mortella Botanical Gardens, Forio, Island of Ischia, Campania, Italy, Europe

A lone adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice in the Gullet between Adelaide Island and the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Santa Laura Salpeter mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) nesting colony almost buried by snow during snow storm at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ashore at Useful Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Young rice sprouts in a field, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asia

Scuro lake in spring, Val Piora, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

Solar panels in a desert camp in Agafay, Morocco

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Mexican giant cardon (Pachycereus pringlei), on Isla San Esteban, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Pebble beach, Rackwick Bay, Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial of Wulaia Bay, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, South America

Aerial of Potter glacier, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, South America

Floating iceberg near the Eqi glacier, Ilulissat, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming near the nesting beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult brown skuas (Catharacta antarctica) feeding on a penguin carcass near the Antarctic peninsula, Antactica, Polar Regions

Unusual window formation in iceberg showing Booth Island in the background on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Farmer planting rice seedlings, young rice sprouts in a field, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asia

Alila Jabal Akhdar hotel, nestled 2000 metres above sea level, surrounded by Al Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), just outside Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica), ecstatic display at breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Views of waterfall near Grytviken, Swedish for Pot Cove, on South Georgia in the South Atlantic, Polar Regions

View over the dry landscape along the road from Massawa to Asmara, Eritrea, Africa

The River Moriston in winter, Invermoriston, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Aguila glacier, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, South America

The ruins of Berber troglodyte structures, Tataouine region, southern Tunisia

Germany air pollution from factories by the elbe river

Typical Tuscan farmhouse and landscape in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan landscape near San Quirico D'Orcia in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan homestead and landscape near Montalcino, Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan parched landscape near Pienza in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Lone tree in a Tuscan landscape near San Quirico D'Orcia in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan homestead, Il Belvedere, and landscape at San Quirico d'Orcia in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan parched landscape near Pienza in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Grove of cypress trees in landscape by San Quirico D'Orcia in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan homestead, Il Cipressi, and landscape near Pienza in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Causeymire Wind Farm, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Olive grove near Murlo inTuscany, Italy

Vines and olive grove of traditional olive trees near Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Ripened Brunello grapes, Sangiovese, growing on vines at the wine estate of La Fornace at Montalcino in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Farm tractor and umbrella pine trees at Sovicille near Siena in Tuscany, Italy

Olive grove of traditional olive trees in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Sirius clouds and power cable poles, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Olive grove of traditional olive trees in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Climate change heaven and hell, wind turbines next to a coal importing business on the docks in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Climate change heaven and hell, wind turbines next to a coal importing business on the docks in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Climate change heaven and hell, emissions from a Tata steel works in Ijmuiden, with a wind turbine, Netherlands, Europe

The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.

The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Hematology Analyzer for analyzing blood in one of the labs in the specialist cancer hospital.

The Muni Seva Ashram in Goraj, near Vadodara, India, is a tranquil haven of humanitarian care. The Ashram is hugely sustainable, next year it will be completely carbon neutral. Its first solar panels were installed in 1984, long before climate change was on anyones agenda. Their energy is provided from solar panels, and wood grown on the estate. Waste food and animal manure is turned inot biogas to run the estates cars and also used for cooking. Solar cookers are also used, and the air conditioning for the hospital is solar run. 70 % of the food used is grown on the estate. They provide an orphanage, schools for all ages, vocational training, care for the elderly, a specialist cancer hospital withstate of the art machinary, and even have a solar crematorium. This shot shows a Varian nuclear proton therapy machine in the specialist cancer hospital.

The Thames barrier on the River Thames in London. It was constructed to protect the capital city from storm surge flooding. Recent predictions show it will probably be redundant in around twenty years due to increased stormy weather and sea level rise driven by climate change.

Climate change heaven and hell, emissions from a Tata steel works in Ijmuiden, with a wind turbine, Netherlands, Europe

A river at a low level due to over-extraction, drought and climate change, just north of Beijing in Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

Protest banners at a climate change rally in London in December 2008, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Protestors at a climate change rally in Parliament Square London in December 2008 with Big Ben behind, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

C02 balloons at the I Count climate change rally in London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A workman measures the depth of the borehole at a geothermal energy project by Newcastle University, funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Protestors at a climate change rally in London in December 2008, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A river at a low level due to over-extraction, drought and climate change, just north of Beijing in Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

A HUGE calving event from the South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm Wilderness Area in Southeast Alaska, USA

Ice in all of its myriad forms in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. MORE INFO Global climate change is affecting the formation and duration of ice in all its form here in Svalbard.