Images Dated 2016 January

The Hornbjarg Cliffs rising sheer about 480 m above the sea

The Hornbjarg Cliffs rising sheer about 480 m above the sea. Calf Peak is the highest point, 534 m. Millions of seabirds use the cliffs. Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Westfjords, northern Iceland

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August, Coast, Greenland Sea, Landscape, Moor, Moorland, North Atlantic, Overcast, Peninsula, Remote, Scenery, Summer, Tourist Destination

Wallerawang Power Station, a thermal coal power station

Wallerawang Power Station, a thermal coal power station which emitted 7 million tonnes of greenhouse gases annually (2008 figure). The power station is no longer operational with the two generating units being shut down in 2013 and 2014. Wallerawang near Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia

Atmospheric Pollution, Australian, Carbon, Central Tablelands, Cloudy, Coal Fired, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Fossil Fuels, Generating, Greenhouse Gas, Panorama, Panoramic, Pastel Colours, Power Station, Steam, Tower

Eastern treehole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus)

Eastern treehole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus), female biting on human skin and thereby transmitting disease such as dengue or yellow fever. The species is North American. It was recorded in France but was immediately targeted with insecticide and was eliminated from the site.. North America

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Arbovirus, Culicidae, Dengue, Diptera, Disease, Female Bites, Flies, Fly, Insect, Invasive, Lochlerotatus Triseriatus, Mosquito, Mosquitoes, North American, Pathogenic Agent, Spreading, Transmission, Vector, Virus