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Wild Weather

Wild Weather

Explore dramatic stock photography and footage of wild weather from around the world. From powerful storms, floods and hurricanes to heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and extreme winter conditions, this collection captures the growing impact of weather extremes on landscapes, wildlife, communities and the environment.

A fire danger sign next to forest that has been burnt by a fire in the Tule river area of the Sequoia National Forest, east of Porterville, California, USA. California is in the grip of a four year long exceptional drought, that has made wild fires much more frequent, as well as wiping $2.2 Billion annually off the agricultural sector. - 911-10427

Symbolic image, global warming, thermometer, sun, heat wave, 38 degrees Celsius, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe - 832-402033

A weather forecast showing UV levels at extreme, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Pacific - 911-6083

Warm weather, woman - 1348-964

California, Death Valley, Buffalo skull in desert in Monument valley - 1178-31971

Cracks in clay soil form mosaic-like structure, geothermal field, Namafjall, Myvatn, Krafla volcanic system, Iceland, Europe - 832-388126

Cracked Dry Ground, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Carmague, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur, Bouches du Rhone, France, Europe - 832-396247

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike. - 911-10821

A forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Following four years of unprecedented drought, wildfires are becoming increasingly common. This fire was started by a lightening strike. - 911-10822

The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry. - 911-10421

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. - 857-64637

The King Fire that burned 97,717 acres of the El Dorado National Forest in California, USA. Following an unprecedented four year long drought, wild fires are much more common. Most of California is in exceptional drought, the highest level of drought classification. 428,000 acres of agricultural land have been taken out of production due to lack of water, thousands of agricultural workers have lost their jobs and one third of all children in California go to bed hungry. - 911-10418

United States, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Storm clouds and rough sea - 1178-30935

Torrential rain in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific - 911-6150

Storm waves batter the seafront Malecon with its faded grandeur stucco houses on Malecon, Havana, Cuba 2 - 450-4478

Waves breaking on the rocks of the corniche at sunset, storm on Sete, Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France - 860-291083

Aerial view of traditional houses and bridges along River Main during a snow storm in winter, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany Europe - 1179-5772

Birds flying over rough ocean waves - 1178-43462

The coast of the north atlantic near Vik y Myrdal during winter. Black volcanic beach Reynisfjara, view towards Dyrholaey. Europe, Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Iceland, February - 746-90890

Lightning bolts striking Prescott area in the distance with the town of Chino Valley just north of Prescott Town in the foreground, Arizona, United States of America, North America - 1311-395

Salt plain, sign Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, North America - 832-388071

Lighthouse in the sea, storm tempest and high waves, Tjurpannans Nature Preserve, Grebbestad, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe - 832-395653

View of stormy clouds from inside car, Yellowstone, USA - 1350-4630

Hurricane Gordon, Atlantic Ocean, In 2006, True Colour Satellite Image. Hurricane Gordon on 14 September 2006 over the Atlantic ocean. True-colour satellite image using MODIS data. - 1348-4481

Storm Ciara in Saint-Malo. - 1348-2723

Nebraska Shelf Cloud - 1349-1544

Nebraska Tornado - 1349-1559

Softball-sized hail - 1349-1479

Hailstones on the beach after a storm, Marfells Beach, South Island, New Zealand - 1113-96132

Large Hail - 1349-1538