Nature Picture Library A - D COOPER Ashley

Wind turbine with stacks of coal fired power station in Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 2013 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Wind turbine with stacks of coal fired power station in Amsterdam, Netherlands. May 2013

Reforestation of an area destroyed by bush fires, tree guards protecting saplings, mountains in background. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. January 2020. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Reforestation of an area destroyed by bush fires, tree guards protecting saplings, mountains in background. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. January 2020.

Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012

Scientist taking measurements as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russelll Glacier near Kangerlussuag Greenland, July 2008 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Scientist taking measurements as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russelll Glacier near Kangerlussuag Greenland, July 2008

Heliostats at the Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant, the largest solar thermal plant in the world. It covers 4,000 acres of desert and produce 392 megawatts (MW) Mojave Desert, California, USA. Septem... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Heliostats at the Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant, the largest solar thermal plant in the world. It covers 4,000 acres of desert and produce 392 megawatts (MW) Mojave Desert, California, USA. Septem...

House in Fairbanks Alaska moved after it started collapsing into the ground due to global warming induced permafrost melt. August 2004 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / House in Fairbanks Alaska moved after it started collapsing into the ground due to global warming induced permafrost melt. August 2004

Crofter and Eigg Electric employee amongst the array of backup batteries that store sufficient to power the island for 24 hours. Isle of Eigg is powered by renewable energy and backup batteries store... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Crofter and Eigg Electric employee amongst the array of backup batteries that store sufficient to power the island for 24 hours. Isle of Eigg is powered by renewable energy and backup batteries store...

Raised bog harvested for peat near Douglas water in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, UK, April 2014 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Raised bog harvested for peat near Douglas water in the Southern Uplands of Scotland, UK, April 2014

Rubbish dumped on the tundra outside Illulissat, Greenland with icebergs behind from the Sermeq Kujullaq or Illulissat Ice fjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greenland. July 2008 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Rubbish dumped on the tundra outside Illulissat, Greenland with icebergs behind from the Sermeq Kujullaq or Illulissat Ice fjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greenland. July 2008

A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding, around Bangula and Mkhanga. Malawi, March 2015. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / A Russian Mi8 helicopter being used by the United Nations, World Food Program to deliver food aid to areas still cut off by the flooding, around Bangula and Mkhanga. Malawi, March 2015.

Dalit woman / untouchable woman in her hut, illuminated by an electric light, powered by an A4 sized solar panel, that charges a battery, and enables her to have light. Karnataka, India. December 2013 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Dalit woman / untouchable woman in her hut, illuminated by an electric light, powered by an A4 sized solar panel, that charges a battery, and enables her to have light. Karnataka, India. December 2013

Forest destroyed by bush fires in December 2009. near Michelago, New South Wales, Australia, February 2010. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Forest destroyed by bush fires in December 2009. near Michelago, New South Wales, Australia, February 2010.

Composite shot showing coastal erosion at Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK. The first shot taken in 2010 shows the steps leading to the beach, the second shot taken in 2015 shows the two concrete blocks that... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Composite shot showing coastal erosion at Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK. The first shot taken in 2010 shows the steps leading to the beach, the second shot taken in 2015 shows the two concrete blocks that...

Thermometer taking the air temperature as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russell Glacier near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Thermometer taking the air temperature as part of a study to measure the speed of the Russell Glacier near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.

Whitlee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor just south of Glasgow in Scotlasnd, UK, is Europes largest onshore wind farm with 140 turbines and an installed capacity of 322 MW, enough energy to power 180,000 h... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Whitlee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor just south of Glasgow in Scotlasnd, UK, is Europes largest onshore wind farm with 140 turbines and an installed capacity of 322 MW, enough energy to power 180,000 h...

Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Avalanche on Machapuchare / Fishtail Peak in the Annapurna Himalaya, Nepal. It was caused by a massive block of glacial ice detaching from the summit cliffs. 29th December 2012.

$Protesters campaigning against fracking by Cuadrilla, as Cuadrilla appeals the local council decision not to allow fracking. Lancashire, England, UK, February 2016. - Ashley Cooper$

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Ashley Cooper / Protesters campaigning against fracking by Cuadrilla, as Cuadrilla appeals the local council decision not to allow fracking. Lancashire, England, UK, February 2016.

Furniture and belongings discarded after flooding caused by severe storm, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK, 12th January 2005. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Furniture and belongings discarded after flooding caused by severe storm, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK, 12th January 2005.

Edge of retreating glacier, shore below. Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. December 2019. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Edge of retreating glacier, shore below. Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. December 2019.

Solar photo voltaic panels powering a Guest house at Annapurna Base Camp in the Himalayas, Nepal. December 2012 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Solar photo voltaic panels powering a Guest house at Annapurna Base Camp in the Himalayas, Nepal. December 2012

The Lloyds insurance building in the City of London, England, UK, December 2009. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / The Lloyds insurance building in the City of London, England, UK, December 2009.

Glacier coming off the Greenland ice sheet near Camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, July 2008. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Glacier coming off the Greenland ice sheet near Camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, July 2008.

Blackpool battered by storms on 18 January 2007. The storms that day killed 13 people across the UK in hurricane force winds. January 2007 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Blackpool battered by storms on 18 January 2007. The storms that day killed 13 people across the UK in hurricane force winds. January 2007

The Headquarters of the Australian Rainforest Foundation in the Daintree rainforest. The foundation is growing saplings to help the rainforest recover from felling. Queensland, Australia, February 201... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / The Headquarters of the Australian Rainforest Foundation in the Daintree rainforest. The foundation is growing saplings to help the rainforest recover from felling. Queensland, Australia, February 201...

Soil turned to dust and Almond groves chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them during 2012-2017 California drought, Wasco, California, USA, September 2014. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Soil turned to dust and Almond groves chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them during 2012-2017 California drought, Wasco, California, USA, September 2014.

AlgaeLink, an algae growing system used to produce ethanol and biodiesel oil from algae. This is more efficient than from growing traditional plant oil crops as it does not take as much space. Chamoni... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / AlgaeLink, an algae growing system used to produce ethanol and biodiesel oil from algae. This is more efficient than from growing traditional plant oil crops as it does not take as much space. Chamoni...

Tracking solar voltaic panels outside the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. February 2013 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Tracking solar voltaic panels outside the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. February 2013

Sign marking the former extent of the Athabasca glacier, in 1925. The glacier has lost 60 percent of its ice in the last 150 years. Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada. August 2012. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Sign marking the former extent of the Athabasca glacier, in 1925. The glacier has lost 60 percent of its ice in the last 150 years. Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada. August 2012.

Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, July 2008. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat, Greenland, July 2008.

Plastic debris washed ashore from the sea at Talisker Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK. February 2012 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Plastic debris washed ashore from the sea at Talisker Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK. February 2012

Farmer's watering hole on a farm almost dried up during drought which lasted from 1996-2011. Shepperton, Victoria, Australia. February 2010. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Farmer's watering hole on a farm almost dried up during drought which lasted from 1996-2011. Shepperton, Victoria, Australia. February 2010.

Almond (Prunus amygdalus) groves chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them during the 2011-17 California drought. Wasco, Central Valley, California, USA, September 2014 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) groves chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them during the 2011-17 California drought. Wasco, Central Valley, California, USA, September 2014

Dwellings in Suihua with smoke coming out from the chimneys, Heilongjiang Province, China. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Dwellings in Suihua with smoke coming out from the chimneys, Heilongjiang Province, China.

The Beltana number 1 mine, an open cast or drift coal mine managed by Xstrata coal in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. February 2010. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / The Beltana number 1 mine, an open cast or drift coal mine managed by Xstrata coal in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. February 2010.

Solar panels above Vauxhall bus station, which provides a third of the bus stations energy needs. London, UK, October 2010 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Solar panels above Vauxhall bus station, which provides a third of the bus stations energy needs. London, UK, October 2010

SEGS plant at Kramer Junction, the second largest solar thermal power plant in the world, mojave Desert, California, USA. September 2014 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / SEGS plant at Kramer Junction, the second largest solar thermal power plant in the world, mojave Desert, California, USA. September 2014

Destroyed bridge over the River Petteril during severe storm with 100mph winds, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK, 12th January 2005. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Destroyed bridge over the River Petteril during severe storm with 100mph winds, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK, 12th January 2005.

Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station near Nottingham, UK, showing the cooling towers and chimney rearing up from a mountain of coal - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station near Nottingham, UK, showing the cooling towers and chimney rearing up from a mountain of coal

Iceberg off Detaille Island, Graham Land, Antarctica. January 2020. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Iceberg off Detaille Island, Graham Land, Antarctica. January 2020.

The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. May 2011 - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. May 2011

Krafla geothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, which produces electricity as well as supplying hot water to heat buildings in the surrounding area. September 2010. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Krafla geothermal power station near Myvatn, Iceland, which produces electricity as well as supplying hot water to heat buildings in the surrounding area. September 2010.

The Hoover Dam and Lake Mead hydro electric plant, which is at very low levels following a four year drought. Border of Nevada and Arizona, USA. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / The Hoover Dam and Lake Mead hydro electric plant, which is at very low levels following a four year drought. Border of Nevada and Arizona, USA.

Solar thermal and solar PV panels on the roof of the Crystal building which is the first building in the world to be awarded an outstanding BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) rating and a LE... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Solar thermal and solar PV panels on the roof of the Crystal building which is the first building in the world to be awarded an outstanding BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method) rating and a LE...

Old house at Recherchefjorden, Van Keulenfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is gradually sliding down slope due to solifluction and permafrost melt. Norway, July 2013. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Old house at Recherchefjorden, Van Keulenfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is gradually sliding down slope due to solifluction and permafrost melt. Norway, July 2013.

A 700 Kw hydro pwer scheme being constructed on the slopes of Ben More on Mull, Scotland, UK. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / A 700 Kw hydro pwer scheme being constructed on the slopes of Ben More on Mull, Scotland, UK.

Water flowing out of the Karahnjukar dam and Halslon reservoir, a massive new controversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland. It was created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river and floodi... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Water flowing out of the Karahnjukar dam and Halslon reservoir, a massive new controversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland. It was created by damming the Jokuls a Dal river and floodi...

Rainbow over water flowing out of the Karahnjukar dam and Halslon reservoir, a massive new controversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland. It was created by damming the Jokuls a Dal riv... - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Rainbow over water flowing out of the Karahnjukar dam and Halslon reservoir, a massive new controversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland. It was created by damming the Jokuls a Dal riv...

Sloy hydro power station on the shores of Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK. May 2012. - Ashley Cooper

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Ashley Cooper / Sloy hydro power station on the shores of Loch Lomond, Scotland, UK. May 2012.