Images Dated 13th June 2005

Search And Destroy

The second wave of combat helicopters of the 1st Air Cavalry Division fly over an RTO and his commander on an isolated landing zone during Operation Pershing, a search and destroy mission on the Bong Son Plain and An Lao Valley of South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. The two American soldiers are waiting for the second wave to come in. (Photo by Patrick Christain/Getty Images)

Arctic ozone distribution

Arctic ozone distribution. Coloured satellite image of average total column ozone levels (amount of ozone in a column of air between the Earth's surface and space) over the Arctic during January 2005. The colours represent ozone concentration in Dobson units. The black area is where no data was obtained due to the Arctic night. Ozone is a gas in the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Wind and temperature conditions can cause enhanced rates of ozone depletion over the Arctic during the winter and spring. Image taken using the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA's Aura satellite. For an image showing ozone levels in March 2005 see E100/229

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Meadow PIPIT - Perched on post

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Meadow PIPIT - Perched on post
Anthus pratensis
Distribution: UK, Europe, Scandinavia, Africa, Middle East, Asia
Duncan Usher
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