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Fragile Planet

Last Church Standing
The church of Santa Maria is the last building left standing in Anthochori, Greece, after the rest of the village was demolished for lignite mining.

Wreck 'n' Wall
A sea wall protects an inland village in Gytheio, Greece, from storm damage and rising sea levels. The shipwreck has been there for some years.

Ready to Lignite
The thermo-electric power station is fueled by lignite (brown coal) produced in the vast open-cast mine of Megalopolis, Greece.

On A Clear Day
Looking south over Russia's Lake Imandra, the Monche mountains can be seen in the distance.

Degrees of Separation
An optimistic sunbather looks across at the Blomstrand glacier in Spitzbergen, Norway. Hot weather in these parts is considered to be around the 20 degrees centigrade mark (68 degrees Fahrenheit).

Holes in one
In Almeria, Spain, cacti thrive near the Desert Springs golf course.

Bay Breeze
There are plans to set up a wind farm in the bay here in Stylida, Greece.

Protection Policy
This glacier in Piztal, Austria is covered with a fleece material during the summer months thus providing protection from melting.

Glaciers from the Edge
The Gurgler Glacier, near Obergurgl, in Austria, is receding, as indicated by the feathered edge, visible in the lower part of this photograph...

Disappearing from View
... And here it is from the inside. Swiss glaciologists estimate that the rate of glacier thinning and retreat is so great that alpine glaciers will have disappeared altogether in one hundred years.