Environmental Impact Gallery

Europe at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population. There are few lights in North Africa (bottom) and the Arctic (top) since they are more sparsely populated

North America at night, satellite image
Africa at night. Satellite image of the Earth at night, set against a background of stars, centred on the continent of Africa. North is at top. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population

South America at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in North America (top left) and South Americas coasts

Moho nobilis, Hawaii o-o
Moho nobilis. Ff. 26, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Southeast Asia at night, satellite image
Southeast Asia at night. Satellite image of the Earth seen at 18:00 (6pm) GMT (UCT), centred on China. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in India (left)

Africa, night-day satellite image. This composite image of the Earth is set against a background of stars, and is centred on the continent of Africa. North is at top

Whole Earth at night, satellite image. This map is centred on the Greenwich meridian, at zero degrees latitude. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population

Wetlands at sunrise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

19th century chart of ocean currents
Chart of ocean currents. The direction of the currents is marked by arrows.There are 17 major surface ocean currents. They circulate water around the world affecting the movement of energy

Australia at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of more dense population, particularly in Southeast Asia (top left) and on Australias east coast

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Spiky peaks of Perito Moreno Glacier

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A wide landscape picture of Perito Moreno Glacier

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Zimbabwe, Murewa District, Fertile land becoming barren due to erosion of soil

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Namibia, Naukluft Mountains, Aerial view over eroded mountain landscape and dried up river bed

Environmental damage, caused by an anchor and its chain from a charter vessel stretching across delicate staghorn coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Plastic bags in ocean. Such bags are frequently found in the stomachs of whales and other cetacea. Off Ambon, Indonesia

Sunrise at the south shore of Mono Lake, Mono Basin National Scenic Area, California USA

Europe, night-day satellite image. This composite image of the Earth is set against a background of stars, and is centred on Europe. North is at top

Africa at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in Europe and the Middle East (top)

Climate Change Wall
The Climate Change Wall in the Darwin Centre of the Natural History Museum, London

Usnea inflata, beard lichen
And Hypogymnia physodes (right), Burnham Beeches, Bucks, W. London. The former is a recent colonist following reductions in SO2 pollution

Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing owl
This owl, native only to New Zealand, became extinct in c. 1914, probably due to deforestation and the disappearance of its favourite prey the Kiori rat. Artist unknown

Ara ambiguus, great green macaw
Plate 6 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated Le Grand Ara Militaire

Erythrina sp
A native Erythrina sp. flowering in a shade coffee farm located in the crater of Volcan Chinameca, El Salvador

Logging operations in Brunei
View of felled logs and forest in Brunei

Hoplostethus atlanticus, orange roughy
Photograph of three orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus). These handsome and widespread, deep-living fish are already suffering from overfishing in some places

Illegal logging taking place along the East-West Highway, Malaysia, 1993

Lichens result from an intimate relationship between a fungus and an alga; there are about 18, 000 species

3G data transmitter installation C014 / 1406
3G data transmitter installation. Aerial work platform being used to install 3G data transmission equipment with concealment cladding on a brick chimney

Environmental fuel choices, artwork
Environmental fuel choices. Conceptual artwork of a car driver faced with a moral dilemma over his choice of fuel, represented by the devil and angel figures

Iron ore quarry. Iron ores (usually a form of iron oxide) are mined as the principal source of the metallic element iron. Photographed near Kumily, in the state of Kerala, India

Loft insulation. The loft or attic space in a house is frequently left unheated, and so insulation is needed at this point to reduce heat loss from the heated area below

Laughing owl, artwork C016 / 5886
Laughing owl (Sceloglaux albifacies), artwork. This owl, endemic to New Zealand, became extinct around 1914, probably due to deforestation and the disappearance of its favourite prey the Kiori rat

Kalgoorlie and Super Pit mine, Australia C016 / 3883
Kalgoorlie and Super Pit mine, Australia

Burning fossils fuels, conceptual image C013 / 9856
Burning fossils fuels, conceptual image. Computer artwork of a lump of coal on fire, representing the burning of fossil fuels

Insects attracted to a lamp, artwork C013 / 6467
Insects attracted to a lamp, artwork. It is not clear why this happens, but one theory is that bright lights confuse insects that use the Moon (upper left) to navigate

Earths oil reserves, computer artwork
Earths oil reserves. Computer artwork of the Earth and oil barrels. This could represent the Earths oil reserves, or the impact of fossil fuels on the environment

Open cast mine. Aerial photograph of Gunheath china clay pit. Kaolin (china clay) is a clay material used in a wide variety of ceramic applications

Settling pond, Athabasca Oil Sands
Settling pond. Aerial photograph of a settling pond in the Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada. This area used to be an opencast mine for the excavation of oil sands

Shanghai and the Yangtze, 2001. Image one of one. Shanghai, visible as a purple grey conurbation towards bottom left, is one of the largest cities in the world

Climate change space mirrors, artwork

Global water supply, conceptual image
Global water supply. Conceptual artwork of the Earth inside a water droplet. This represents global water supplies and conservation of the Earths water resources

Earth SOS, conceptual image
Earth SOS. Conceptual image of the Earth forming the centre part of the SOS international Morse code distress signal. This image can represent a variety of dangers to the Earth

Slate mine waste mountain and houses
A mountain of waste from slate mining looms behind houses and a chapel at Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales

Hindhead Tunnel
The south portals of the Hindhead Tunnel (with lorry tailgating!) on the A3, Surrey. Opened in July 2011, the tunnel passes beneath Hindhead Common and the Devils Punch Bowl

Overpopulation, conceptual image. Artwork of a crowd of human couples representing overpopulation of the Earth. The Earths population grew rapidly in the 20th century due to increased healthcare

Oil drilling, conceptual image
Oil drilling. Conceptual artwork of a clamp being used to squeeze the Earth to extract oil. This image can represent oil drilling and other aspects of the oil industry

Europe at night, satellite image
Europe at night. Satellite image of the Earth seen at 00:00 (midnight) GMT (UTC), centred on Europe. City lights (yellow) in dark areas show areas of dense population

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