Cracked Collection (page 31)

Drought. Dried and cracked mud during a drought. Droughts may increase in frequency due to global warming

Cracked and dried mud in Hawaii

Cracked soil, near Brisbane, Australia. Soil contracts and cracks when moisture is lost. The trees in the area are dying because they are not getting enough water from the soil

Global drought, conceptual image. Map of the Earth representing drought due to climate change

Dried mud. Photographed on Molokai island, Hawaii, USA

Climate change. Car half buried by cracked earth, conceptual computer artwork

Erosion alongside a cracked tarmac road in the West Indies. Fast-flowing surface waters remove large volumes of soil in the form of topsoil and subsoil

Rock track, Death Valley
Rock track. Large rock with a track showing its movement in an area of the Death Valley desert, USA, known as the Devils Racetrack

Dried mud slopes in a desert. The uneven surface of the slopes is caused by run-off during rain showers. Photographed in Arizona, USA

Elephant tooth anatomy, 18th century

Drought in Australia, conceptual image
Drought in Australia. Conceptual computer artwork of mainland Australia with the land mass depicted as cracked earth, representing drought caused by climate change

Eroded sandstone cliff face. This is the Branksome Sand Formation, which was laid down during the Eocene epoch, between 56-34 million years ago

Quartz vein in granite. Close-up of a quartz vein (white) running through a granite rock face with multiple faults (cracks)

Key to science, conceptual image
Key to science. Conceptual image of a key, representing research and theories that unlock the mysteries of science

Broken jawbone, X-ray
Broken jawbone. X-ray of the jaw of a young female patient with a fractured mandible (lower jawbone). Two cracks can be seen in the bone, at right and bottom left

Canadian glacier. This is the terminal face of the glacier, with meltwater seen at lower left. Debris from rockfalls is seen on the surface of the glacier

Drought, conceptual image. Footprint in dried cracked mud, representing water shortages and drought

Cracked mud, Canadian Arctic
Cracked mud, Axel Heiberg Island, Canadian Arctic

Columnar basalt formation. Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock, which means it forms from the cooling of lava on the surface

Dry magnesium chloride. Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) is an inorganic compound consisting of one magnesium and two chloride ions. It is an eye and skin irritant and should be kept away from moisture

Pine tree bark (Pinus sp.). Photographed in Leckford, Hampshire, UK

Oak sapling (Quercus robur). Photographed in the UK

Horse chestnuts
Horse chesthuts. Seeds of the Horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum). The seeds may be ground and used as a type of edible flour

Volcanic blocks, Cerberus Palus, Mars. Coloured satellite image of disrupted terrain in Cerberus Palus, near the equator of Mars. This region is covered with ancient lava

Ice cap erosion on Mars, satellite image
Ice cap erosion on Mars. Coloured satellite image of pits on the south polar ice cap. The ice cap is made from frozen carbon dioxide

Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)
Trunk of Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana). Photographed in the Madera canyon, Arizona, USA

Young woman taking photograph of the Monumental Head, by Igor Mitora, Boboli Gardens, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Mud Cracks in Death Valley National Park in California

Cracked Mud formation in the Valley floor of Death Valley N.P. California

Europe, Middle East, Turkey, Nemrut Dagi Kahta Region. Carved figures

Double page spread in a diary for 22-27 November
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 22-27 November. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Family and car in the desert, Middle East
A mother and her two children, together with grandparents, perch at the side of their car in the desert, somewhere in the Middle East

Shell Shock by George Ranstead
An original pen & ink drawing illustrating a play on words. A young man with shell shock looks away in terror at a cracked hard boiled egg

Granite quarry, Aswan, Egypt
Granite quarry, Aswan, unfinished obelisk, 41.75 m = 137 ft, 1152 tons, cracked. If it had remained whole, it would have been the largest obelisk ever raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Dorset Cottages
A quiet byway of Corfe, Dorset, England, the village dominated by the ruins of its famous Castle, which can be seen in the background

England / Bosham
Bosham, near Chichester, Sussex, where King Canute tried (but failed!) to command the tide not to come in. A quaint corner of this old village, once a great sea port

Polar Bear / Olaus Magnus
A couple of bears go fishing in the cracked ice

Music / Instruments / Bells
The Great Bell of the Kremlin, made in 1737 for the Tsarina Anna, but it cracked and was never used

Mud cracks, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Namibia - Dry pan and sand dunes in the centre of the Namib Desert in the Sossusvlei area. Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
TD-2125 Dry pan and sand dunes in the centre of the Namib Desert in the Sossusvlei area Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia Thomas Dressler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Snaking line in the earth, Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Serengeti National Park RS 48 Dried up soak, Tanzania © Robyn Stewart / ARDEA LONDON
RS-48 TANZANIA - Serengeti National Park Dried up soak, Africa Robyn Stewart Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Desert Cress Seedlings - growing in cracks after winter rain. Eureka Dunes, Death Valley, USA
ROG-11969 Desert Cress Seedlings - growing in cracks after winter rain Eureka Dunes, Death Valley, USA. Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cracked Caly in the Desert Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-294 Cracked Clay in the Desert Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Cracked clay in the dunes Remnants of the sparse rainfall Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa
KAT-293 Cracked clay in the dunes - Remnants of the sparse rainfall Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

South Australia - dry lake bed with Pop Saltbush (Atriplex holocarpa) Lake Eyre National Park, South Australia
JPF-11369 South Australia - dry lake bed with Pop Saltbush (Atriplex holocarpa) Lake Eyre National Park, South Australia Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Earthquake Fissure Inyo National Forest & Mammoth Lakes, California, USA
JLM-5646 Earthquake Fissure Inyo National Forest & Mammoth Lakes, California, USA John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

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