Nigel Cattlin / Rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea) disease infected nodes on Rice (Oryza sativa) plant stems, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Symptoms of Neck blast (Magnaporthe grisea) on Rice (Oryza sativa) plants in ear, Luzon, Philippines

Jeff Vanuga / Old Faithful Geyser erupting at -30 Celsius in winter. Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, January 2015.

Peter Lewis / Fireworks over the London Eye on New Years Eve 2012. London, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Bud blast (Pycnostyzanus azaleae) disease on Rhododendron (Rhododendron sp) bud. In cultivation, Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Erta Ale volcano. Lava crater in motion. Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa. November 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Ash cloud from eruption of Yasur volcano, Tanna Island, Vanuatu, September 2008.

MYN / Carsten Krieger / Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) from tide pool, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, December. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Doug Perrine / False killer whale ( Pseudorca crassidens ) with mouth open, showing large conical teeth, and exhaling a bubble blast from blowhole, captive, aquarium, from Indo-pacific, digitally manipulated

Doug Perrine / Dead fish on coral reef after illegal blast fishing, Gato Island Marine Reserve, Cebu Island, Philippines

Mike Potts / Blast area from 1977 eruption of Mount Usu, South West Hokkaido, Japan.

Nigel Cattlin / Rice node & neck blast (Magnaporthe grisea) node and neck blast on Rice (Oryza sativa) stems, Luzon, Philippines