1350-6212 - Shanghai, China, 23rd Jan 2020, People wearing masks and burning joss sticks to prevent catching the coronavirus

1350-6128 - Shanghai, China, 27th Jan 2020, People wearing masks while shopping at Nanjing Road to prevent catching the Coronavirus

1350-6224 - Shanghai, China, 28th Jan 2020, A woman wearing a mask in a market to prevent catching the Coronavirus

1174-10981 - Sandbags in rows at the water's edge to prevent erosion of the beach

1174-10980 - Sandbags in rows at the water's edge to prevent erosion of the beach

1174-10982 - Sandbags in rows at the water's edge to prevent erosion of the beach

1116-51140 - Road sign reading 'Prevent Covid-19 Spread'; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

832-393067 - Ceiling of the church of Sant Anastasia, Verona, Veneto, Italy, reinforced with iron girders to prevent earthquakes, Europe

1350-120 - This is Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) over Deadhorse Lake near Hussar in southern Alberta, taken just after midnight on July 10-11, 2020 during its evening appearance. The comet shines just above low noctilucent clouds. The slight wind ruffled the waters enough to prevent the clean reflection I was after.

1178-28835 - Woman wearing gloves and mask to prevent coronavirus transmission at ATM

1116-47787 - Double yellow line on a street with traffic barriers and 'Road Closed' sign, Connecticut, United States of America

1178-28834 - Woman and man in wheelchair wearing protective mask to prevent coronavirus transmission on porch

1178-28830 - Senior man in wheelchair wearing protective mask to prevent coronavirus transmission on porch

1178-28833 - Woman and man in wheelchair wearing protective mask to prevent coronavirus transmission on porch

1178-28829 - Senior man in wheelchair wearing protective mask to prevent coronavirus transmission using laptop on porch

1178-28832 - Woman and man in wheelchair wearing protective mask to prevent coronavirus transmission on porch

1178-28828 - Senior man in wheelchair wearing protective mask to prevent coronavirus transmission on porch

1179-3988 - Rhone Glacier covered with white blankets to prevent extreme melting due to climate change, Gletsch, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, Europe

1116-46006 - Titus' Tunnel Cuts Through The Solid Rock Of The Mountain In Two Places To Provide A Water Channel To Prevent Flooding, Cevlik, Turkey

1116-46005 - Titus' Tunnel Cuts Through The Solid Rock Of The Mountain In Two Places To Provide A Water Channel To Prevent Flooding, Cevlik, Turkey

450-4413 - Landscape of Pampas de Lequezana, where trees have been planted to prevent soil erosion, near Potosi, Bolivia, South America

1116-42819 - Agriculture - Fresh burn scars in wheat stubble. Wheat stubble is burned after harvest to eliminate fungus growth on the stubble which causes damage to the following years crop / near Casselton, North Dakota, USA.

1179-234 - A group of male frigate birds with red throat pouches oversees females with chicks to prevent attack by predators, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

911-10427 - 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.

832-376030 - Protection fence against sand drifts on a beach

832-367396 - Running woman as a silhouette in front of a sky with dark clouds

832-367398 - Running woman on a dam in front of blue sky

832-367394 - Running woman as a silhouette in front of a sky with dark clouds

832-367397 - Running woman on a dam in front of blue sky

832-367395 - Running woman as a silhouette in front of a sky with dark clouds

832-367400 - Running woman as a silhouette in front of a sky in back light

832-376771 - Hot lemon against colds

832-367399 - Running woman as a silhouette in front of a sky in back light

911-9574 - Anti-terrorist road barriers to prevent a vehicle attack, Sellafield nuclear power station near Seascale in West Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-50435 - "Stopp dem Diebstahl, Geld und Wertsachen stets verschlossen tragen", German for "stop theft, always cover up your money and valuables", sign in a shop window, prevention, Weisser Ring, association to stop and prevent crime, police, Borken, Muensterland,

1188-227 - Healthcare, botswana. Gaborone. Hiv/aids awareness billboard

1194-1701 - Cambodia sex! Poster of public health department, advocating use of condoms to prevent hiv/.

1194-808 - Cambodia woman taking rice from a community rice bank which was established to prevent food shortages during the dry season. Kampong thom

911-3656 - A bird of prey sticker on a window to prevent birds flying into the window

911-4028 - Sand dunes have been planted to try and stabilise them and prevent their spread, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

920-2123 - Shark cartilage pills on display, once believed to prevent cancer, this product has no demonstraed health benefit, Busan aquarium, Busan, South Korea, Asia

911-6441 - Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station surrounded by razor wire to prevent attack from climate activists, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-5361 - Large rocks placed on the shore of the west coast of Walney Island, to prevent coastal erosion, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-4029 - Sand dunes have been planted to try and stabilise them and prevent their spread, Inner Mongolia, Northern China, Asia

747-1212 - A Medieval granary of oak frame and brick infill, set on toadstools to prevent access by rats, Cowdray Castle, Midhurst, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

797-373 - Burkina Faso Environment Flooding Bund low rock walls built to prevent soil erosion by flash floods. Stones are placed along the contours on gentle slopes. Sometimes the bunds are reinforced by planting tough grasses along the lines. The stones and grass encourage rain water to infiltrate the soil and reduce the amount of rain water that is lost by run-off. Any soil that has been eroded by run-off is trapped by the bund. Topsoil and organic matter e.g. leaf litter is deposited here.Bunds are placed 10 to 25 metres apart African Western Africa Ecology Entorno Environmental Green Issues Environnement

797-105 - BURKINA FASO Environment Flooding Bund low rock walls built to prevent soil erosion by flash floods. Stones are placed along the contours on gentle slopes. Sometimes the bunds are reinforced by planting tough grasses along the lines. The stones and grass encourage rain water to infiltrate the soil and reduce the amount of rain water that is lost by run-off. Any soil that has been eroded by run-off is trapped by the bund. Topsoil and organic matter e.g. leaf litter is deposited here.Bunds are placed 10 to 25 metres apart African Western Africa Ecology Entorno Environmental Environnement Green Issues

641-2617 - Barriers erected to prevent sand drifting onto road, near Tinejdad, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

312-1951 - Minaret supported by steel cables to prevent it from collapse, a project undertaken by UNESCO and local experts in 2003, The Mousallah Complex, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia

51-569 - Land boardwalk laid to prevent path erosion, Yorkshire Dales, England, United Kingdom, Europe

312-1958 - Minaret supported by steel cables to prevent it from collapse, a project undertaken by UNESCO and local experts in 2003, The Mousallah Complex, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia