832-407645 - A picturesque view of the abandoned, old mountain town of Craco, built of sandstone rock. Craco is a ghost town abandoned due to an earthquake in the late 20th century. Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy

832-406592 - Amiras memorial commemorating the destruction of villages in southern Crete and the shooting of more than 350 villagers by German troops during the Second World War, Amiras, Greece, Europe

832-406994 - Egyptian pyramid in Giza. Architectural heritage of ancient Egyptian civilization. Ruins and statues of ancient Egypt

1202-1165 - A Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on a badly damaged section of a coral reef in Gaaful Dhaalu atoll, in the faer south of the Maldives.

1387-915 - Sunken plane from the film Jaws 4, Nassau, The Bahamas.

1387-1145 - Airplane wreck sitting atop reef, overgrown with soft coral and crinoids, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia.

832-406382 - Tsunami and flood in the city, flooding of the eastern city, AI generated

1382-3543 - Peace Memorial called the Genbaku Dome or A-Bomb Dome, one of the few buildings remained standing after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, Hiroshima, Japan

1382-3536 - Peace Memorial called the Genbaku Dome or A-Bomb Dome, one of the few buildings remained standing after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, Hiroshima, Japan

1372-1194 - the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), Hiroshima, Japan

1372-1193 - the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), Hiroshima, Japan

1372-1195 - Ruins of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), Hiroshima, Japan

1372-1182 - the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome). Hiroshima, Japan. Atomic done with trees in the foreground.

1372-1168 - Burning of the artworks Falla at Fallas de Valencia, Spain. Crema de las fallas adultas. Finale of the celebration burning the artworks. Monkey demon burning

1372-1167 - Burning of the artworks Falla at Fallas de Valencia, Spain. Crema de las fallas adultas. Finale of the celebration burning the artworks. Monkey demon burning

802-1130 - Westerplatte, the location of the start of World War Two on September 1st 1939, Gdansk, Poland

802-1129 - Westerplatte, the location of the start of World War Two on September 1st 1939, Gdansk, Poland

1237-855 - Broken Chair, Memorial to the Victims of Landmines, United Nations Office, Place des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

1112-11843 - Adult male polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on multi-year ice floes off the eastern coast of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard, Norway

844-37577 - The skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome at dusk, Hypocenter, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

844-37574 - View of the skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome from Hiroshima Peace Gardens at dusk, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

844-37573 - View of the skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome from Hiroshima Peace Gardens at dusk, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

844-37568 - View of the skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome from Hiroshima Peace Gardens at dusk, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

844-37557 - View of the skeletal ruins of the A-Bomb Dome, Hypocenter, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO, Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan

860-292773 - Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

860-292772 - Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

860-292771 - Forest and tea plantation, on the slopes of the Himalayas , Destruction of the forest, a woman harvests tea leaves, rural municipality of Maijogmai in Ilam, Nayabazar, Nepal

1112-11173 - An adult brown skua (Catharacta antarctica) feeding on a dead elephant seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

1372-756 - The A-Bomb Dome, skeletal ruins of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall at Hypocenter, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Horoshima, Honshu, Japan, Asia

1382-783 - Mural painting, on a wall doomed to destruction, by street artists Ella and Pitr, Chateaucreux station district, Saint-Etienne, Loire department, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, France, Europe

1382-777 - Mural painting, on a wall doomed to destruction, by street artists Ella and Pitr, Chateaucreux station district, Saint-Etienne, Loire department, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, France, Europe

1387-508 - A bleached magnificent sea anemone is found on a reef off the coast of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Bleaching is usually associated with higher than normal sea temperatures.

1387-208 - A Japanese Jake seaplane, shot down during World War II, lies on the seafloor of Palau's lagoon. Many planes and dozens of large ships were sunk around Palau during the war.

1387-207 - A Japanese Jake seaplane, shot down during World War II, lies on the seafloor of Palau's lagoon. Many planes and dozens of large ships were sunk around Palau during the war.

1116-53095 - Flames leap high as a wildfire caused by lightning spreads into the night along a ridge line, Malad River, Idaho, United States of America

1116-53094 - Flames leap high as a wildfire caused by lightning spreads into the night along a ridge line, Malad River, Idaho, United States of America

1184-12235 - Roman town of Herculaneum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

1382-345 - Stepping stones above perpetually flowing water needed to cross streets and keep the way clear for carts, archaeological site of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

1382-334 - Casa dell'Atrio Corinzio (ouse of the Corinthian Atrium), archaeological site of Herculaneum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, province of Naples, Campania region, Italy, Europe

1184-12055 - Ruined bombed house in the old port town of Massawa, Eritrea, Africa

832-402307 - Firefighting helicopter pours water over forest fire, flames, fire inferno, climate change, heat, destruction, AI generates

832-402304 - Firefighting helicopter pours water over forest fire, flames, fire inferno, climate change, heat, destruction, AI generates

832-402303 - Firefighting helicopter pours water over forest fire, flames, fire inferno, climate change, heat, destruction, AI generates

832-402302 - Aerial view of a flooding disaster in a village, flood, flooded street, severe weather, climate change, destruction, AI generated

832-402300 - Aerial view of a flooding disaster in a village, flood, flooded street, severe weather, climate change, destruction, AI generated

832-402301 - Aerial view of a flooding disaster in a village, flood, flooded street, severe weather, climate change, destruction, AI generated

832-402299 - Aerial view of a flooding disaster in a village, flood, flooded street, severe weather, climate change, destruction, AI generated

759-12817 - Coral Bleaching, Acropora, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

759-12737 - Damaged Coral Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

759-12590 - Anchor in Coral Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia

809-8673 - Hindu deity, Shiva, the Hindu god of Transformation or Destruction, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

832-398206 - In memory of the victims of the National Socialist reign of terror, Germany, Berlin, 27. 01. 20222, Holocaust Memorial, on the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination and concentration camp, Birkenau, wreath by the Federal Foundation for Reappraisal of the SED, Europe

1178-43791 - Torn American flag against sky

832-396692 - Theme Destroy, Fragile, Still life with hammer, anvil and egg, Studio shot, Symbol photo

746-91843 - Villages Portela und Bangaeira in the Cha das Caldeiras, destroyed by a lavaflow in 2014/2015. Stratovolcano mount Pico do Fogo. Fogo Island (Ilha do Fogo), part of Cape Verde in the central atlantic.

746-91844 - Villages Portela und Bangaeira in the Cha das Caldeiras, destroyed by a lavaflow in 2014/2015. Stratovolcano mount Pico do Fogo. Fogo Island (Ilha do Fogo), part of Cape Verde in the central atlantic.

746-91842 - Villages Portela und Bangaeira in the Cha das Caldeiras, destroyed by a lavaflow in 2014/2015. Stratovolcano mount Pico do Fogo. Fogo Island (Ilha do Fogo), part of Cape Verde in the central atlantic.

1178-42617 - American flag on brick wall

1320-173 - A crashed DC3 aircraft on a black sand beach near Vik, Iceland, Polar Regions

1178-42435 - Man throwing water from bucket in flooding laundry room

1178-38534 - Person wearing mask in smoke

1116-51335 - Amazing clouds over the landscape of the American mid-west as supercell thunderstorms develop. Huge tornado on the ground; Woodward, Nebraska, United States of America

1113-107175 - Exterior view of the Volgograd Panorama Museum and the Gerhardt Mill (one of the few remaining buildings from the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II), Volgograd, Volgograd District, Russia, Europe

1350-2574 - Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide, Mesoplodon sp., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific)..

1350-2389 - Lava flowing into the Pacific Ocean, Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, Hawaii

1350-2316 - Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

832-391550 - Beaver bite (Castor fiber), fallen tree, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

1184-5760 - Destroyed houses from ISIS, Mosul, Iraq, Middle East

1184-5763 - Mosul, Iraq, Middle East

1184-5762 - Destroyed houses from ISIS, Mosul, Iraq, Middle East

1178-30525 - Deflated beach ball that looks like globe

1116-48616 - A man walks across a grass field with the majestic mountains of Kluane National Park in the background, Destruction Bay, Yukon Territory, Canada

1116-48771 - Black and white image of a shipwreck on Skeleton Coast, Sossusvlei, Hardap Region, Namibia

1116-48656 - A man stands with his reflection in a pool of water looking out over the Saint Elias Mountains at sunset, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Destruction Bay, Yukon, Canada

1116-48808 - Kettle River Recreation Area bursting with wildflowers after a fire destroyed much of the forest in a fire, British Columbia, Canada

1116-48805 - Kettle River Recreation Area is bursting with wildflowers after a fire destroyed much of the forest in British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada

1116-47681 - Forest fire at night, Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States of America

1116-47867 - Window in a burned-out building in Barrio Yungay, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile

1184-3438 - Aerial by drone of the site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3434 - Ornamented cave in the site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3437 - Aerial by drone of the site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3431 - The site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3433 - The site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3432 - The site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3436 - Aerial by drone of the site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3439 - Aerial by drone of the site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1184-3435 - Aerial by drone of the site of the great Buddhas in Bamyan (Bamiyan), taken in 2019, post destruction, Afghanistan, Asia

1116-46065 - Wooden Chair And Pallets Burning In Bonfire, Guy Fawkes Night, London, England

1116-46075 - Guy Fawkes Night, Bonfire Burning At Night, London, England

1116-44025 - Detail Of Barbed Wire In Black And White, Soweto, Gautang, South Africa

1116-43232 - Louisiana, New Oreleans, Abandoned Brick Building With Wooden Doors.

1174-6463 - Stacked logs, freshly logged spruce and fir in the Pacific Northwest, forest in distance, Pacific County, Washington, United States

1174-6462 - Stacked logs, freshly logged spruce, hemlock and fir trees, Pacific County, Washington, United States

1174-6461 - Stacked logs, freshly logged spruce, hemlock and fir trees, Pacific County, Washington, United States

1304-96 - War Ruins during sunset in Spring 2019, near Jezzine, Lebanon, Middle East

1116-42502 - The Moon Sets Over The Wreck Of The Peter Iredale, Oregon, United States Of America

1116-42100 - Abandoned school bus in an apocalyptic New York City, composite image

857-95728 - On Saturday 5th December 2015, Storm desmond crashed into the UK, producing the UK''s highest ever 24 hour rainfall total at 341.4mm. It flooded many towns including Keswick. This shots shows one of two railway bridges on the old Keswick railway line that were completely destroyed by the floods. It also shows a tree, now sat in the middle of the river, that used to be growing on the river bank. The force of water was such that it has scoured out huge areas of banking and realigned the river in places.'

857-95732 - The A591, the main road through the Lake District, completely destroyed by the floods from Storm Desmond, Cumbria, UK. The road was breached in several places by landslides and walls of flood debris twenty feet high. the road will probably be closed for months. Taken on Sunday 6th December 2015.

857-95431 - 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 section 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 playing their part.