The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

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Switzerland, January 11, 2019 -

Workers are pictured shoveling snow out of a restaurant after an avalanche occurred at the mountain resort of Santis-Schwaegalp, Switzerland.

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Belgium, January 21, 2019 -

A total lunar eclipse is captured on top of the triumphal arch in Jubelpark. This is known as the Super Blood Wolf Moon. The picture was taken in Brussels, Belgium.

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Nepal, January 23, 2019 -

A woman catches falling snowflakes on her tongue during a snowstorm. This was taken on Chandragiri Hills in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Greenland, January 26, 2019 -

Henrik Josvasson, a seal hunter, takes a leap onto his boat, following a search for puffin eggs near the town of Tasiilaq, Greenland.

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Russia, February 8, 2019 -

Winter sports fan Olesya Ushakova throws hot water into subzero air as she participates in the Dubak Challenge, a trend through social media which is popular in Russia. Taken during sunset outside Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.

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Afghanistan, February 17, 2019 -

Afghan men are shown riding horses over the snow-covered ground on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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UK, February 26, 2019 -

Tony McClure is a cockle-picker and fisherman, and has been pictured using a cockling board to raise them from the sands in Flookburgh, Morecambe Bay, UK. He voted to leave the EU, but is worried about exporting cockles and mussels.

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Malta, February 27, 2019 -

Lightning emerges from the dark clouds and strikes the sea during a thunderstorm near Fort St. Elmo in Valletta, Malta.

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UK, February 27, 2019 -

An enormous fire, described by a witness as "apocalyptic," burns on Saddleworth Moor, which is situated near the town of Diggle, UK.

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USA, February 27, 2019 -

A woman is pictured sitting in a huge bloom of orange-colored poppies. The picture was taken in Lake Elsinore, California, US.

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China, March 4, 2019 -

A woman is pictured standing amid spring flowers holding her smartphone. This was taken at the South China Botanical Garden in Guangzhou, Guandong province, China.

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Malta, March 5, 2019 -

Vegetation, including giant fennel plants, covers this hillside overlooking Gnejna Bay, which is just outside the village of Mgarr, Malta.

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South Korea, March 6, 2019 - A woman looks out at a view of the city covered in fine dust. This occurred during a particularly polluted day in Seoul, South Korea.

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Russia, March 11, 2019 -

Several trees are shown illuminated by a flame from the Yarakta Oil Field behind them. The oil field is owned by Irkutsk Oil Company (INK), and is located in the Irkutsk Region, Russia.

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USA, April 1, 2019 -

Diane Cohen is pictured planting a coconut tree on her property. She was forced to leave her home after the Kilauea Volcano erupted. The picture was taken in Kapoho, Hawaii, US.

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Brazil, April 3, 2019 -

Jose da Cruz, a fisherman, catches crabs in forests on the Caratingui river. His daily catch has halved in the past ten years. The picture was taken in Cairu, Bahia state, Brazil.

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France, April 12, 2019 -

A dancer strikes a pose near pink cherry tree blossoms. The picture was taken on a sunny spring morning at the Parc de Sceaux gardens near Paris, France.

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Iraq, April 13, 2019 -

At sunset, a man is shown wading through the water as a child waits in the boat. He is fishing at the Chebayesh marsh in Dhi Qar province, Iraq.

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U.S. Virgin Islands, May 15, 2019 -

Danielle Lasseigne, a research technician, cuts a Pseudodiploria strigosa coral to remove the section of the animal being killed by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). This was near the University of the Virgin Islands campus in St. Thomas.

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Ukraine, June 2, 2019 -

Tourists are shown taking photos of a fox in the now abandoned city of Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine.

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Brazil, June 18, 2019 - A young girl is pictured running towards a bicycle on a beach, accompanied by her relative. This was taken in Guaruja, São Paulo state, Brazil.

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Gaza Strip, June 18, 2019 -

A horse is being washed by its Palestinian owner in the Mediterranean Sea, while many people swim. The picture was taken on a hot day in the northern Gaza Strip.

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Sudan, June 19, 2019 - A young Sudanese boy is pictured swimming within an irrigation channel near Khartoum, Sudan.

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Russia, June 22, 2019 -

Following an unanticipated sequence of eruptions from the Raikoke Volcano, volcanic ash and gas is shown rising above the Kuril Islands in the north Pacific Ocean. The picture was taken from the International Space Station.

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India, June 27, 2019 -

Pictured is a shepherd, sitting underneath a tree. The tree sits very close to a dried up lake on the outlying districts of Chennai, India.

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Bolivia, July 3, 2019 -

Oscar Limachi, from Qewaya village, works on Lake Titicaca. He is concerned that waste from nearby El Alto and ignorance about the risks of pollution could make permanent changes to the natural habitat.

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India, July 4, 2019 -

A woman is pictured holding both her son and a vase. She was at a municipal water tanker, collecting water. This was taken on the edge of the city of Chennai, India.

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India, July 4, 2019 -

A woman is shown being soaked by strong waves just outside her seafront home during high tide season in Mumbai, India.

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Switzerland, July 5, 2019 -

Sections of the Gurschengletscher glacier are protected by tarps. The picture was taken near the peak of Mount Gemsstock, Andermatt, Switzerland.

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Spain, July 9, 2019 -

Heavily submerged cars are pictured on the riverbanks. The cars are shown after a period of very heavy rainfall in Tafalla, Spain.

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China, July 11, 2019 -

A man is pictured sitting on a stool inside a tire. He is rowing through a flooded field alongside a river, shortly after heavy rainfall in Longtou village, Hengyang, Hunan province, China.

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USA, July 19, 2019 -

Both children and adults are pictured seeking refuge from the heat in the fountain on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. This was taken on the first day of a predicted heatwave in Boston, Massachusetts, US.

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Greece, July 20, 2019 -

Highlighting the problem of environmental pollution, a pile of waste plastic is shown on the seabed, off the island of Andros, Greece.

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China, July 21, 2019 -

A multitude of horses are pictured running through the grassland of Ujimqin in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

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France, July 23, 2019 - A woman is pictured in the shade at a beach in Deauville, France. The temperatures reached 38ºC (100ºF) during the European summer heatwave.

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Portugal, July 23, 2019 -

Oranges dropped to the ground and scattered in the aftermath of a forest fire in the village of Roda, Portugal.

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USA, August 19, 2019 -

Dewdrops glisten on a spider's web during a passage of early morning mist. The picture was taken in Los Angeles, California, US.

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Brazil, August 20, 2019 -

Indigenous members of the Mura tribe are pictured in an area that has experienced deforestation. The photo was taken within unmarked lands inside the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil.

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Brazil, August 22, 2019 -

Logs that have been illegally cut from the Amazon rainforest are shown in sawmills near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil. The photo was taken from an aerial view perspective.

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Bolivia, August 26, 2019 -

An armadillo walks through the grounds of the Guarani Nation Ecological Conservation Area, in Nembi Guasu. Much of the forest was destroyed by wildfires. This is in the Charagua region, Bolivia.

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USA, August 28, 2019 -

Greta Thunberg is pictured on the 'Malizia II' yacht as she concludes her trans-Atlantic journey to attend the United Nations summit on climate change in New York, US.

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Italy, August 30, 2019 -

Lava emerges from the Stromboli volcano, just one day after an eruption released a lot of smoke. The volcano is named after the Italian island where it is located.

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Mediterranean Sea, September 4, 2019 -

Pictured is the view of a waterspout from a migrant rescue ship 'Alan Kurdi,' of the German NGO Sea-Eye. The boat was rescuing Tunisian migrants from international waters near Malta, in the central Mediterranean Sea.

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Switzerland, September 4, 2019 -

A picture of the Aletsch Glacier in Fieschertal, Switzerland is held at the exact same location in 2019. The picture was taken between 1860 and 1890, and was released by the Library of Congress.

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West Bank, September 11, 2019 -

Pictured in the West Bank, a boy sits on the edge of a swimming pool. This was taken at the Israeli settlement of Vered Yericho.

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Brazil, September 12, 2019 -

A red moon is shown at night, in the view of an area of deforestation. This was taken at the National Forest Bom Futuro, Rio Pardo, Rondonia state, Brazil.

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Brazil, September 15, 2019 -

Within the Amazon rain forest, a large tree burns as it is cleared away by farmers in Rio Pardo, Rondonia, Brazil.

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Brazil, September 17, 2019 -

Indigenous Guajajara, who act as guardians of the forest, detain a logger. This occurred as part of a search for illegal loggers on Arariboia land, close to the city of Amarante, Maranhão state, Brazil.

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France, September 23, 2019 -

A heron stands still at dusk in the Sèvre river in Vertou, near Nantes, France.

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Nepal, September 26, 2019 -

A frog sits within a drop of water on a very large lotus leaf. This was taken following heavy rain in Lalitpur, Nepal.

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Finland, September 27, 2019 -

The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is shown in the sky, casting light onto the water. The picture was taken in Ivalo, Lapland, Finland.

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Austria, October 15, 2019 -

A hiker is pictured walking through the Zillertal Alps. The picture was taken on an autumn day, close to the village of Ginzling, Austria.

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Kenya, October 16, 2019 -

A giraffe is pictured near an elevated railway line. This allows for the movement of animals below the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line, which links Nairobi and Naivasha, inside the Nairobi national park in Nairobi, Kenya.

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USA, October 28, 2019 -

More than six hundred acres were burned by the Getty fire. It is shown burning alongside the 405 freeway, which is situated in the hills of West Los Angeles, California, US.

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India, November 3, 2019 -

Women from the Hindu community worship the Sun God amidst the polluted waters of the river Yamuna. This occurred during the religious festival of Chhath Puja in New Delhi, India.

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Kazakhstan, November 6, 2019 -

Trees covered with hoarfrost are shown under a cloudy sky on a mountain just outside Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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Italy, November 17, 2019 -

A woman is pictured at the door of her shop during a period of intense flooding. Emergency measures and funding had to be provided for Venice, Italy.

Click here to learn about Venice before the recent flooding disaster.

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The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

Spectacular photos chronicling natural events

The most remarkable environmental pictures of the year

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10/12/19 | StarsInsider

LIFESTYLE Flood

2019 has been a pivotal year for environmental activism. This has taken the form of mass activism and protests, globally. Much of this has been brought on by the terrible weather events from the year, including devastating fires in Brazil and the USA, and flooding in Venice, Italy, and China. However, the positive thing is that awareness of environmental issues is now at an all-time high, with the consequence being that far more people now have knowledge of the problems faced and the importance of the preservation of nature than ever before.

The gallery shows some of the most remarkable images of the year, which highlight the complexity, tragedy, and beauty that comes from every corner of the world. Check it out!

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