Nature Picture Library

Volcanic island of Stromboli, Aeolian Islands, north of Sicily. This is a view from 2,000m.

Cannes Harbour, France.

Snow-capped mountains surround fly fishing lake and waterfall near Nimmo Bay Resort, British Columbia, Canada.

Lava flowing through lower Puna into Kapoho, destroying agricultural properties and burning trees and structures

Aerial view of a wide river of lava flowing past an orchard in Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii. June 2018.

Lava emanating from Pu'u O'o, Kilauea Volcano, erupting in Leilani Estates subdivision, near Pahoa, Puna, Hawaii, USA. The small bright spots in this image are methane explosions. June 2018.

Photographer Sue Flood among Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) adult penguins

Aerial view melted ice around geothermal spring, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siberia, Russia. June 2015

River of lava, erupting from fissure 8 of Kilauea Volcano, flowing towards Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii. June 2018.

Lava emanating from Pu'u O'o, Kilauea Volcano, erupting in Leilani Estates subdivision, near Pahoa, Puna, Hawaii, USA. June 2018.

Aerial view of Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony in distance, Gould Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Aerial view melted ice around geothermal spring, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siberia, Russia. June 2015

River of lava flowing through Puna District, with vegetation on the downwind side of the lava river (lower left) which has been killed by toxic fumes emitted by the lava

Aerial view of the Okavango delta, with a meandering channel with a sandy bed in the swamp, Botswana, Africa ;Aerial view of the Okavango delta, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta, with a meandering channel with a sandy bed forms a lagoon in the swamp with islands, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of herd of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) walking on dry land, Okavango delta, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) wading through the swamp, Okavango delta, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) group cooling in a lagoon, Okavango Delta swamp, Botswana, Africa

Tourists in car observing male lion (Panthera leo), Moremi National Park, Okavango delta, Botswana, Southern Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with channels, lagoons, swamps and islands, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the small island of Kashiwa-jima, with pens in the foreground for aquaculture. The large pens hold tuna. Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with channels, lagoons, swamps and islands, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with channels, lagoons, swamps and islands, Botswana, Africa

Big Lagoon, Francois Peron National Park, Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia, Australia.

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with a channel meandering through the swamp and islands, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with channels, lagoons, swamps and islands, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) group cooling in a lagoon, Okavango Delta swamp, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) group cooling in a lagoon, Okavango Delta swamp, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with channels, swamps and islands, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with channels, lagoons, swamps and buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) on an island, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta with channels, lagoons, swamps and islands, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of the Okavango delta, a channel with a sandy bed meanders through the swamp, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) on an island in marshland, one of them is wading through the swamp, another is greeting, Okavango delta, Botswana, Africa

Aerial view of boat cruising on a channel of the Okavango delta, Botswana

Aerial view of a river of lava, from Kilauea Volcano erupting from fissure 8, Leilani Estates, Pahoa. Puna District, Hawaii. July 2018. June 2018.

Aerial view of a river of lava, from Kilauea Volcano erupting from fissure 8, Leilani Estates, Pahoa. Puna District, Hawaii. July 2018. June 2018.

Aerial view of lava river, flowing past remaining homes, toward Kapoho, Puna District. Lava emanating from erupting from fissure 8 of Kilauea volcano, near Pahoa, Hawaii. June 2018.

Lava originating from Kilauea Volcano, erupting from fissure 8, near Pahoa, flowing through lower Puna into Kapoho, destroying agricultural properties and burning trees, streets, and structures, Hawaii. June 2018.

Lava originating from Kilauea Volcano, erupting from fissure 8, near Pahoa, flowing through lower Puna into Kapoho, destroying agricultural properties and burning trees, streets, and structures, Hawaii. June 2018.

Lava erupting from fissure 8, Kilauea Volcano, near Pahoa, and flowing through agricultural plots to enter the ocean just south of Cape Kumukahi, Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii. June 2018.

Lava originating from Kilauea Volcano, erupting from fissure 8, near Pahoa, fountaining over 70m high into the air and sending a river of lava toward, Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii. June 2018.

Lava erupted from Fissure 8 of the Kilauea Volcano flowing through agricultural plots. Kapoho, Puna District, Hawaii.

Aerial view of a river of lava, from Kilauea Volcano erupting from fissure 8, Leilani Estates, Pahoa. Puna District, Hawaii. July 2018. June 2018.

Lava originating from Kilauea Volcano, erupting from fissure 8, near Pahoa, flowing through lower Puna into Kapoho, destroying agricultural properties and burning trees, streets, and structures, Hawaii. June 2018.

Aerial view of lava river flowing toward Kapoho, Puna District from fissure 8 of Kilauea volcano, near Pahoa, Hawaii.

Aerial view of lava river flowing toward Kapoho, Puna District from fissure 8 of Kilauea volcano, near Pahoa, Hawaii.