1350-5818 - rescue operation by a lifeboat at the northsea

1350-5815 - rescue operation by a lifeboat at the northsea

1350-5816 - rescue operation by a lifeboat at the northsea

1350-5819 - rescue operation by a lifeboat at the northsea

1350-5817 - rescue operation by a lifeboat at the northsea

1178-40118 - Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

1178-40119 - Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

1178-40120 - Caucasian man wearing shirt laying underwater in bathtub

1178-36680 - Overweight businessman with fingers in ears in flooded city

860-289219 - Slow release fertilizer application: coated fertilizer, to a water lily (Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola') grown in a pot, in summer.

860-289220 - Tip against aphids on water lily (Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola') leaves: immerse the leaves for a few hours to drown them.

860-289218 - Slow release fertilizer application: coated fertilizer, to a water lily (Nymphaea 'Pygmaea Helvola') grown in a pot, in summer.

857-95729 - 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 the Lyth Valley, drowning many farms and houses. Several periods of subsequent heavy rain have kept the Lyth Valley inundated, with no sign of respite. Photo taken on Thursday 10th December 2015.'

832-380167 - Lighthouse Obereversand, evening mood, Dorum-Neufeld, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-381031 - Bend of the Colorado River with Setting Sun, Horseshoe Bend, Page, Arizona, USA, North America

857-95060 - Male kayakers on green colored Soca river near Bovec, Slovenia

857-95059 - Male kayakers on green colored Soca river near Bovec, Slovenia

857-95058 - Male kayaker crossing whirlpool in green colored Soca river near Bovec, Slovenia

832-281513 - Memorial for the ones lost at sea, Katwijk aan Zee, South Holland, Holland, The Netherlands

988-168 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) caught in creel line. Minke whales are occasionally caught in the lines connecting lobster pots (creels) and will drown if not released promptly. This creel fishermen helped researchers untangle this dead whale from another fisherman's gear. Hebrides, Scotland

979-2173 - Dead female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf encountered in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska

979-2107 - Dead female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf encountered in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska

911-480 - A lifebelt in Appledore, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-6304 - A dead sheep floating in flood waters in Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3166 - Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team rescue a man fallen through ice on Rydal Water in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3159 - Members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team rescue a man fallen through ice on Rydal Water in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe