869-1436 - a lahar destroyed parts of the town of Chaiten in May 2008 houses were washed into the sea of mud floods from lava ashes South Chile Chile South America America Chile South America America

934-627 - Dry crops in a village in Africa, Talpia, Zambia, Africa

832-188497 - Fishing boats washed into the heart of the country by the Tsunami on 26 Dec. 2004, now the Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial to the over 5, 000 victims, near Bang Muang, Takua Pa, Phang-nga, Thailand, Asia

911-9651 - The tip of a road sign pokes out of massive snow drifts blocking the Kirkstone Pass road above Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9542 - Huge chunks of peat eroded from the side of the Upper Esk by extreme flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9543 - Huge chunks of peat eroded from the side of the Upper Esk by extreme flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9541 - Huge chunks of peat eroded from the side of the Upper Esk by extreme flooding in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-121568 - Rubble in the slums of Fort National, the district was largely destroyed by the earthquake in January 2010, in the back the destroyed presidential palace, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-111407 - High waters near a railway embankment, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-121567 - Residents viewing a list of victims of the earthquake in January 2010 on a house wall, Fort National district, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-121569 - Temporary camp set up on a former football field, for refugees of the earthquake in January 2010, Port au Prince, Haiti, Central America

832-123569 - Sign with lamp in front of the river, floods on the Danube, Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

832-121599 - Fitting of an artificial limb for a young woman who lost her leg in an earthquake, emergency relief programme of a relief organisation following the January 2010 earthquake, Leogane, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-121575 - A traditional half-timbered house that was completely destroyed by the January 2010 earthquake, Jacmel, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-121598 - Artificial legs for victims of the January 2010 earthquake, Leogane, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-121566 - The slums of Fort National, the district was largely destroyed by the earthquake in January 2010, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-121576 - A traditional half-timbered house that was completely destroyed by the January 2010 earthquake, Jacmel, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-121571 - Statue of Jesus Christ toppled from the roof in the rubble of the church Sacre Coeur destroyed in an earthquake, Turgeau district, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

832-108158 - Floodwaters and fog, buildings on the bank of the Tauber river, seen from the Tauber river bridge on Bahnhofstrasse street from direction of Main estuary, Wertheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-107152 - A house destroyed by a tornado, Dundee, Michigan, USA

832-107153 - A house destroyed by a tornado, Dundee, Michigan, USA

832-107154 - A farm shed collapsed on a tractor by a tornado, Dundee, Michigan, USA

832-115239 - Flood Control Memorial, Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

832-111401 - Flooded road, high waters of the Saale river near Naumburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

832-115262 - Flood Control Memorial, Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

832-115231 - Flood Control Memorial, Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

832-108160 - Floodwaters and fog, buildings on the bank of the Tauber river, seen from the Tauber river bridge on Bahnhofstrasse street from a southerly direction, Main estuary, Wertheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-115242 - Flood Control Memorial, Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, Asia

911-9443 - The new flood defences in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9439 - A flood gate, part of the new flood defences in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9444 - An old oak tree blown over by storm force winds in Rydal, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9438 - The new flood defences in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9441 - The new flood defences in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9440 - A flood gate, part of the new flood defences in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9442 - The new flood defences in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-8942 - Straw bales on a flooded field on the Fylde, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-9292 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9297 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9296 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9294 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9326 - Massive landslides in the Annapurna Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

911-9298 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9295 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9293 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9291 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-9299 - An avalanche on Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal, Asia

911-8938 - Straw bales on a flooded field on the Fylde, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-55623 - Trucks on the Rohtang Pass shortly after a landslide, Himachal Pradesh, northern India, India, Asia

832-47461 - Forest fire following a lightning strike near Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

17-4730 - Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

17-4729 - Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

17-4720 - Morvi Temple (the Secretariat) an administrative building with a Hindu temple in the centre, built in the 19th century and being restored following the 1997 earthquake, Morvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

1116-35535 - Hawaii, Big Island, Kalapana, flowing lava consumes road at Kalapana

1116-34470 - Thailand, Phuket, the streets flood with water in the 12/04 Tsunami.

911-8530 - Boreal Forest burnt near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

911-8532 - Boreal Forest burnt by the Mount Shanks wild fire in Kootenay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Canadian, Rockies, Canada, North America

911-8533 - Boreal Forest burnt by the Mount Shanks wild fire in Kootenay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

911-8535 - Boreal Forest burnt by the Mount Shanks wild fire in Kootenay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

911-8536 - Boreal Forest burnt by the Mount Shanks wild fire in Kootenay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Rocky Mountains, Canada, North America

911-8531 - Boreal Forest burnt near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, North America

911-8534 - Boreal Forest burnt and a forest fire raging on Octopus Mountain in Kootenay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Canadian Rockies, Canada, North America

832-19496 - Forest fire trees smoke Jagat Annapurna Region Nepal

911-7786 - Trees washed downdstream by flood conditions on the River Feshie, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

911-7788 - Avalanche debris on a hill off Drumochter Pass, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

934-370 - Cliff erosion. Devon, UK

979-9048 - Views of the volcanic island Surtsey (Icelandic, meaning "Surtur's island"), the southernmost point of Iceland

979-7608 - Small avalanche in Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

979-9052 - Views of the volcanic island Surtsey (Icelandic, meaning "Surtur's island"), the southernmost point of Iceland

979-9049 - Views of the volcanic island Surtsey (Icelandic, meaning "Surtur's island"), the southernmost point of Iceland

979-7607 - Small avalanche in Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula in Andvord Bay, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

979-9050 - Views of the volcanic island Surtsey (Icelandic, meaning "Surtur's island"), the southernmost point of Iceland

979-9051 - Views of the volcanic island Surtsey (Icelandic, meaning "Surtur's island"), the southernmost point of Iceland

911-2463 - A Tsunami warning sign in Seward, Alaska, United States of America, North America

911-1658 - The Riverdance washed ashore off Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1931 - Avalanche protection above the Pordoi Pass in the Italian Dolomites above Arabba, Belluno, Veneto, Italy, Europe

911-1293 - Unprecedented floods in 2007, Bentley, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1404 - Floods of July 2007, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-5532 - Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease culled and burning on a funeral pyre in North Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-5560 - Cattle infected with foot and mouth disease culled and burning on a funeral pyre in North Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-5539 - A moorland fire in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1309 - The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-2550 - Burnt out forest after unprecedented fires in 2004, near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America, North America

911-1734 - Repairing damage to the road between Allonby and Silloth caused by floods in 2008, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1735 - Repairing damage to the road between Allonby and Silloth caused by floods in 2008, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1081 - Sea water incursion onto Funafuti Atoll the main island, as global warming induced sea level rise threatens to flood these low lying islands, Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific

911-1083 - Sea water incursion onto Funafuti Atoll the main island, as global warming induced sea level rise threatens to flood these low lying islands, Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific

911-2707 - In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1286 - Unprecedented floods in 2007, Bentley, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1302 - The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-474 - The Shipwreck of the Johanna at Hartland Point in Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1057 - Approaching Tepukasavilivili island, completely destroyed by global warming sea level rise, off Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific

911-1106 - The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1422 - Floods of July 2007, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-5430 - Mud cracks appearing at Haweswater reservoir during a drought, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-2537 - Smoke hangs over burnt out forest after unprecedented fires in 2004, near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America, North America

911-1424 - Floods of July 2007, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1310 - The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-1067 - Boy wading in the floodwater caused by sea water incursion due to global warming induced sea level rise that threatens the future of these low lying islands, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, Pacific

911-1277 - The village of Toll Bar one of many places hit by unprecedented floods in June 2007, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3009 - Flooding at the Wateredge Inn at Waterhead on Lake Windermere in Ambleside, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe