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Photos of solar sheep and an eco-winery capture Italy’s green journey

From sheep grazing in a field of solar panels to natural wine chilling, Islands of Energy by photographer Luigi Avantaggiato captures the greening of Italy at every scale

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Andrew McCarthy and Jason Guenzel 140 megapixel image of the sun

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Dazzlingly detailed photo of a record solar tornado '14 Earths tall'

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thermal night vision grab of starlings roosting A group of common starlings come in to roost after dark ? shown using thermal imaging cameras, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall Page 235, Wild Isles book

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Stunning photographs accompany Attenborough's Wild Isles show

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Image taken: 2nd March 2023 SNOW WAY! The surreal site of snow-draped cacti in Arizona???s Sonoran Desert was captured in breath-taking detail by Jack Dykinga last week. The scenes, which meteorologists have described as ???once in a generation??? demonstrate a rare convergence of nature???s extremes. The Sonoran desert is typically known for its arid sub-tropical climate. Even in winter, days are sunny and mild. But this month the area saw 2-4 inches of snow that lasted about 4 hours. Dykinga, who has been photographing the Sonorn Desert since 1976, says the last big snow was a full decade ago. He described this year???s otherworldly scenes as ???pure magic, seemingly out of place and strikingly beautiful.??? Before the snow arrived, the Desert looked completely different, boasting an explosion of flowers and clear blue skies. The reason for the uncharacteristic snowfall is not fully understood. The current La Ni??a event (a cyclic weather pattern that influences global weather) is partly responsible, coupled with a persistent blocking pattern over the Pacific Ocean and cold air migrating south from the Arctic. Climate change also means extreme weather events are becoming more likely.

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Rare photograph of snow in the usually baking hot Sonoran desert

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/PadmaRiver January 7, 1990

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See pictures documenting the magnificent Padma river

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8. Photogrammetry carried out by Maritime carried out by Maritime Archaeology Trust ? Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks Ltd_2

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Relics illuminate the wreck of HMS Gloucester, a 17th-century warship

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RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year a small group of atmospheric scientists move a fluxsled to the ice, this was the first instrument deployed on the new MOSAiC floe. ?Leap of Science? by Lianna Nixon (USA)

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See the top shots in the Woman Science Photographer of the Year award

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Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

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Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

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A red-eyed tree frog in its Costa Rican rainforest home

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Some of the stunning winners of the Sony World Photography Awards

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Magnificent photograph captures eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano

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Magnificent photograph captures eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano

Olivier Grunewald took this image of the Icelandic volcano's central crater filled with lava, forming a fiery lake of liquid rock

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Stunning photos show nomadic life of Mongolian goat herders

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Close-up photographs capture feathers' dazzle factor

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Majestic photographs of the world's major telescopes

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Endangered insects captured in vivid photographs

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