22-03-2020 Detroit, Michigan USA. Picnic table far from land, Belle Isle state park. Record high water levels on Detroit River and the Great Lakes have led to shoreline erosion and flooding. © Jim West

22-03-2020 Detroit, Michigan USA. Picnic table far from land, Belle Isle state park. Record high water levels on Detroit River and the Great Lakes have led to shoreline erosion and flooding. © Jim West

16-05-2019 Yazoo County, USA, Mississippi Delta flooding. High volume of spring rainfall has caused widespread flooding of farmland preventing the planting of crops © Jim West

16-05-2019 Yazoo County, USA, Mississippi Delta flooding. High volume of spring rainfall has caused widespread flooding of farmland preventing the planting of crops © Jim West

21-04-2018 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: A historical marker where the Industrial Canal Food Wall failed during Hurricane Katrina, flooding the lower ninth ward © Jim West

21-04-2018 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: The lock on a abandoned house © Jim West

21-04-2018 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA: An x code on an abandoned house, Bywater. The markings reveal when and by whom the house was searched following Hurricand Katrina along with hazards encountered and victim... © Jim West

14-09-2017 Yazoo County, USA, Mississippi Delta flooding. Irrigation system on a flooded farm. High volume of spring rainfall has caused widespread flooding of farmland preventing the planting of crops © Jim West

14-09-2017 Yazoo County, USA, Mississippi Delta flooding. Irrigation system on a flooded farm. High volume of spring rainfall has caused widespread flooding of farmland preventing the planting of crops © Jim West

14-09-2017 Yazoo County, USA, Mississippi Delta flooding. Irrigation system on a flooded farm. High volume of spring rainfall has caused widespread flooding of farmland preventing the planting of crops © Jim West

14-09-2017 Yazoo County, USA, Mississippi Delta flooding. Irrigation system on a flooded farm. High volume of spring rainfall has caused widespread flooding of farmland preventing the planting of crops © Jim West

14-09-2017 Yazoo County, USA, Mississippi Delta flooding. Irrigation system on a flooded farm. High volume of spring rainfall has caused widespread flooding of farmland preventing the planting of crops © Jim West

29-12-2015 Hampstead Heath Ponds Project, 22 million City of London flood defence programme of dam strengthening and spillway construction designed to protect neighbouring areas of north London from extreme rain... © Philip Wolmuth

29-12-2015 Hampstead Heath Ponds Project, 22 million City of London flood defence programme of dam strengthening and spillway construction designed to protect neighbouring areas of north London from extreme rain... © Philip Wolmuth

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 The army fill sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 A flood warden oversees the army filling sand bags at Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 Sand bags and ground sheet used to protect house from flood water, Wraysbury, Berkshire after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 Sign asking people to drive slowly to stop vehicles from producing a wake, Wraysbury, Berkshire after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Ambulance Service team (Hart) search for residents needing assistance, Wraysbury, Berkshire after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Ambulance Service team (Hart) search for residents needing assistance, Wraysbury, Berkshire after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Ambulance Service team (Hart) search for residents needing assistance, Wraysbury, Berkshire after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 Residents of Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks wade through flood waters. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 Ambulance workers helping an elderly woman, Wraysbury, Berkshire after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 A resident loads his BMW with sandbags, Wraysbury, Berkshire after the Thames burst its banks. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 Residents of Wraysbury, Berkshire which has been flooded after the Thames burst its banks wade through flood waters. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

12-02-2014 West Midlands Fire service wade through flood waters to check on residents, Wraysbury, Berkshire. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Please dredge river signs near Moorland, Somerset as the village is flooded. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Please dredge river signs near Moorland, Somerset as the village is flooded. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Please dredge river signs near Moorland, Somerset as the village is flooded. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Northmoor pumping station, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The army arrive at the village of Moorland to help lay sand bags to prevent flooding of houses on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 An environment agency 4 wheel drive vehicle takes pump infrastructure through floodwater at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 A 4wd Ambulance drives through floodwater at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 An army vehicle drives through floodwater at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency pump water from flooded land at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Police walk the streets of Moorland checking on residents, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Police walk the streets of Moorland checking on residents, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 A new car is parked on alloy wheels in an attempt to keep it from the rising flood waters in Moorland on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency drive through flood water at Moorland on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland deliver medicine to residents cut off by flood waters on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland deliver medicine to residents cut off by flood waters on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 The fire service at Moorland, on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box

07-02-2014 Environment agency work with contractors May Gurney, part of Kier group laying sand bags at Moorland , on the Somerset levels. © Paul Box