Jaw-dropping photos of our great and terrible environment

Jaw-dropping photos of our great and terrible environment - It’s strange how beautiful oil-covered bodies and trees covered in webs can seem in a photo, especially since they’re a result of humankind’s terrible impact on the earth. Still, we can revel in the truly awesome beauty of nature, as long as we know we’re going to have to take action to protect it.

Check out this gallery to get inspired about our planet and get updated on the state of nature around the world.

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A lava lamp in its most pure form - The Villarrica Volcano blasts a stream of lava light, as seen from Pucón town, Chile.

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A chill place to hang out - A building blanketed in ice sits at the base of Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Canada.

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Not snow - A man swims in something that resembles snow, but is actually the polluted water of the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India. He's collecting recyclable items ahead of World Water Day.

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A large-scale version of an angry pimple - Lava flows from the crater of Mount Mayon Volcano during an eruption in Legazpi city, Philippines. If we continue to irritate the area, more angry red bubbles will burst!

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Greasing palms in all the wrong ways - A member of the Sri Lankan coast guard waits, completely slicked in oil, as he works to clean an oil spill on a beach in Uswetakeiyawa.

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Steaming road block - Kilauea lava flowed across Pohoiki Road near Pahoa, Hawaii, and volcanic gases rise from the hardening mass in a spooky display.

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The bush-wide web - The sun rises as countless spider webs take over bushes at the banks of Lake Vistonida, Greece.

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Crack and crumble - The earth's icy layer continues to break apart, piece by piece, as seen in a fjord near the town of Tasiilaq, Greenland.

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Glowing alien waters - It's really just bioluminescent phytoplankton seen along the coastal waters at Big Sur, California, but it's still otherworldly.

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Soccer on ice - Norwegian Navy privates and scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research willingly play soccer on a slab of ice in arctic Greenland as they are protected from polar bears. This, to them, is the safer option.

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What once was a dam - Farmer Ash Whitney stands in the middle of a dried-up dam on his property located west of the town of Gunnedah in New South Wales, Australia. "I have been here all my life, and this drought is feeling like it will be around a while," Whitney told Reuters.

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Sizzling fissure - Lava bubbles and boils out of a fissure east of the Leilani Estates in Hawaii, looking as if the earth cracked open to let out some steam.

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Whirlwinds vs wildlife - Elephants and zebras seem unperturbed by the whirlwinds whipping around them in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

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Man vs nature - Mother Nature's lightning upstages mankind's artificial light during a storm over the Auberge de Castille in Valletta, Malta.

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Sheets of snow draped over peaks - For scale, spot the woman posing outside the Ice Cave at the massive Rhone Glacier in Furka, Switzerland.

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Ancient Grecian nights - A full and enormous moon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon before a lunar eclipse in Cape Sounion, Greece.

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Sleeping with the fishes - A huge amount of fish float belly-up near fish farms at the Euphrates River in Iraq.

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Explosive streak - A burning illegal oil well scorched the land and continues to spew flames in Ranto Peureulak, Indonesia.

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A pop of pollution to brighten things up - A plastic beach volleyball, a colorful remnant of a fun beach day now living out its eternal stretch of life, floats in the Strait of Gibraltar, about 6.8 miles (11 km) from the nearest coast.

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Aurora Borealis - Also known as the Northern Lights, this magical natural phenomenon brightens up the sky in Lapland, Finland, with glowing green tendrils.

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Priests are allowed to whip snowballs too - A young priest shows incredible skill during a snowball fight in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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Thirsty herd - During an ongoing drought near Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland, cows are seen drinking water from the Lac de l'Hongrin.

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Sandy skies - While this might look like a scene straight out of 'Blade Runner 2049,' it's from Khartoum, Sudan, where vendors are braving a sandstorm in hopes of making a sale.

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A cow at the bottom of a lagoon - This land used to be under water, at the Aculeo Lagoon in Paine, Chile.

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Fields in bloom - The annual blossom in Castelluccio di Norcia, Italy, enlivens fields with the lush colors and smells of beautiful flowers.

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Shades of blue - An aerial view of coral surrounding a small island on the Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The reef is one of the most beautiful and endangered natural wonders of the ocean.

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New "fish food" in oceans is being recalled - A grey mullet is shown next to microplastic found in Hong Kong waters during a Greenpeace news conference, displaying the obvious negative effects of water pollution.

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Sun-drenched, watery oasis - Rows of bright sunflowers are seen on a cereal intensive farm near Portel, Portugal, one of the lucky places on earth in 2018.

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Mars on Earth - Israeli scientists simulate a space mission to Mars at the D-MARS Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station.

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Fall in love with the colors - This postcard-perfect image features a woman standing on the footbridge over the river Garry near Pitlochry, Scotland.

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Lovely fields of lavender - Can you feel yourself already becoming less stressed? This lavender field in Valensole, France, is one of many must-see destinations for flower lovers.

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On top of the world -

A sublime burnt orange light illuminates clouds as people watch the sunrise at Haleakala National Park in Hawaii.

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