Impressive environmental images this year are marked by the emergence of three mysterious craters, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, big storms.
Sinabung volcano erupted violently.The image is seen from Tiga Pancur village, in Indonesia's northern Sumatra province, on October 8.
A researcher began exploring the crater at the peninsula of Yanal, north of Siberia, Russia.Three craters discovered in this area since July are still a mystery to the scientific community.
People walk on both sides of the trench on the road in the port city of Iquique, the northern coastal Chile, after an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 Richter.
Niagara Falls froze due to the impact of the terrible cold wave that attacked the United States in January.
The murky waves of water in the Qiantang River, Zhejiang Province, China, hit the dyke and spilled onto the road near the river.This is a phenomenon that often occurs in August.
Firefighters fight big fires during a wildfire in California, USA, on September 16.
Cemetery in the village of Moorland, southwest England, submerged under water.Photo taken on February 7.
Kilauea volcanic lava spills into houses in Pahoa village, Haiwaii, USA.The layers of molten rock even burned homes and caused many families to evacuate to safe areas.
Result of landslide phenomenon in Krupanj town, Serbia, on 19/5.
Cuncas II Tunnel, which connects the water channels from Sao Francisco River to 4 areas with severe drought in Brazil.
Rubble after a tornado near Vilonia, state of Arkansas, USA, April 28.
Bubble-filled polluted water on the Yamuna River, New Delhi, India.
River water in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, suddenly turned red like blood without a clear cause.
Moonlight dimmed on the snow-covered area of Concordia, the confluence of the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers, near the world's second highest mountain, K2, in the Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan.
A man pushed a motorbike in a strong wind and heavy rain in July, when Rammasun stormed
Hainan Province, China.
