David Pattyn / Moriche palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa) at Laguna Grande in an area of flooded forest, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, July, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazo...

Sven Zacek / Flooded meanders of Halliste River, aerial view. Soomaa National Park, Parnumaa, Western Estonia. October 2017.

Chase Dekker / Waterfall reflected in flooded meadow, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California

Bernard Castelein / Klein Schietveld during drought, this land is normally flooded wetlandsland, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a flock of Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying over a flooded marsh, Catcott Lows Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

Nick Upton / Panning shot of partially flooded pastureland with large flocks of Wigeon (Anas penelope), Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) and Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) in flight, Gloucestershire, England, UK,...

Nick Upton / Panning shot of a flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) landing on partially flooded pastureland near resting Black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) and grazing Wigeon (Anas penelope), Gloucestershire,...

Tim Fitzharris / Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded Cook's Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Tim Fitzharris / Yosemite Falls reflected in flooded Cook's Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Gerrit Vyn / Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) with two newly hatched chicks on a nest in a flooded pasture. Sublette County, Wyoming, USA. May.

Terry Whittaker / Man sat on picnic bench in park flooded by River Thames, Chertsey, Surrey, UK, February 2014.

Luciano Candisani / Jacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) fishing in flooded plain, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Clouds reflected in flooded field at the end of the wet season, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Flooded fields, Pantanal, Brazil

Jean E. Roche / Flooded petrol station in Arles city flooded by the Rhone in December 2003. Camargue, France.

Jean E. Roche / Flooded cars in scrapyard in Arles city flooded by the Rhone in December 2003. Camargue, France.

Mark Taylor / Guildford flooded by River Wey at night, during the 2013 Christmas floods. Surrey, England, 25th December 2013. Digitally enhanced image.

Mark Taylor / Car park flooded by River Wey, with cars almost completely submerged during Christmas 2013 flooding, Guildford. Surrey, England, UK. 25th December 2013.

Michel Roggo / Anavilhanas Archipelago in the Rio Negro, and flooded forest or 'Varzea forest' Amazonas, Brazil. February 2011

David Woodfall / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) pair in flooded agricultural land adjacent to River Severn, 10th February 2014.

John Waters / Walkers strolling along the bank between in flooded Aller Moor, with mistletoe laden apple tree, near Burrowbridge, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. January 2014

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / Divers explore mediaeval mill building, now flooded in Capodacqua lake. Gran Sasso National Park, Abruzzo, Italy.

Pascal Tordeux,Pascal Tordeux / Flooded pastures, Chauny, Oise region, Picardy, France, January 2008

Pascal Tordeux,Pascal Tordeux / Two rows of Poplar (Populus sp.) trees reflected in in flood water, during the floods of the River Oise, Picardy, France, January 2008

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of the flooded Lake Eyre National Park. South Australia, June 2011

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of the flooded Lake Eyre National Park. South Australia, June 2011

Barrie Britton / Flooded forest, Loango National Park, Gabon. Photograph taken on location for BBC 'Africa' series, January 2011.

Christophe Courteau / Local people moving on mokoros, traditional boats of the Okavango delta. Botswana.

Christophe Courteau / Aerial view of Okavango Delta, Botswana, Southern-Africa. End of rainy season, April.

David Woodfall / Road from Borth to Talybont flooded by River Leri, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, June 10th 2012

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus), Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Wigeon (Anas penelope) and Common Teal (Anas crecca) flying over flooded marshes in winter, with a rainbow in the background, Greylak...

Juergen Freund / The GEO snake expedition team braving the flooded waters to follow the lead of an aboriginal man looking for snakes in their sacred place. Queensland, Australia, February 2008. Model released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Northern shoveler drake (Anas clypeata) reflected in calm water as it swims among reeds and rushes in flooded marshland on a sunny winter afternoon. Greylake RSPB reserve, Somerset Levels, UK, January

Nick Upton / Large flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope) swimming and standing on flooded marshland on a foggy winter day with a small flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) in the background. Greylake RSPB reserve, Some...

Orsolya Haarberg / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) herd wading through water in a flooded forest, Danube-Drava National Park, Hungary.

Kevin Schafer / Flooded Forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil, July 2008

Kevin Schafer / Amazon river dolphins / Boto (Inia geoffrensis) underwater in Flooded Forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil, July

Floris van Breugel / A dark passageway of a narrow flooded slot canyon, Zion National Park, Utah, USA. November 2009.

Kevin Schafer / Aerial view of flooded rainforest / varzea, Anavilhanas Archipelago, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil, July 2008

Kevin Schafer / Split level view of Amazon River Dolphin / Boto (Inia geoffrensis) in flooded forest, Ariau River, tributary of Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil, July

Kevin Schafer / Two Amazon river dolphins / Botos (Inia geoffrensis) swimming underwater in flooded rainforest, one with beak open, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil, July

Pete Oxford / Bromeliad (Bromeliaceae) in flooded igapo forest, Cocaya River, eastern Amazon, Ecuador

Michel Roggo / Butterfly peacock bass (Cichla ocellaris) in flooded forest, Rio Tabajos, Amazon, Brazil.

Michel Roggo / Rio Negro flooded during rainy season, Amazon, Brazil, 1993.

Michel Roggo / Banded cichlid (Heros severus) in flooded forest. Rio Tabajos, Amazon, Brazil.

Michel Roggo / Matrincha (Brycon sp.) in flooded forest, waiting on surface for insects. Rio Tabajos, Amazon, Brazil.

Michel Roggo / Uaru / Triangle cichlid (Uaru amphiacanthoides) in flooded forest, Rio Tabajos, Amazon, Brazil.

Michel Roggo / Three-barred / speckled peacock bass (Cichla temensis) entering flooded forest to spawn. Tributary Rio Tabajos, Para, Brazil.

Michel Roggo / Aracu (Leporinus sp.) in flooded forest, Rio Tabajos, Amazon, Brazil.

Michel Roggo / Looking down on Boat in flooded Amazon rainforest, Rio Negro during rainy season, Brazil 1994

Peter Cairns / Flooded birch and alder woodland in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, November, RUNNER UP: In Praise of Plants category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2010

David Woodfall / Large numbers of children fishing for shrimp fry on coastal margin land damaged by typhoon Sidr in November 2007, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Trees, mainly White willow (Salix alba) in flooded karst plateau, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Photographer, Elio della Ferrera, holding camera sitting on fallen tree, in an oxbow of the Sava river flooded area, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, on the Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina border, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flooded trees, mainly White willow (Salix alba) Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovinam May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pool of water left over from the flooded season in a Grey alder (Alnus incana) forest between Koutarica and Mlaka, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, C...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Tornjak mountain sheep dog resting near herd of sheep in a partially flooded area, Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Trees, mainly White willow (Salix alba) in flooded karst plateau, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / White willow (Salix alba) trees in flooded area near a graveyard and a house, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Kazanc area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Mark Bowler / Silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) Amazonian fish occuring in Varzea flooded forests of the amazonian rainforest. These babies with their yolk sacks have been collected for the ornamental fish...

Kevin Schafer / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in flooded forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil

Kevin Schafer / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in flooded forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil

Kevin Schafer / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) mother and baby swimming through flooded forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil

Nick Garbutt / Giant snakehead / Toman (Channa micropeltes)Found in freshwater / flooded swamp areas. From SE Asia including Borneo. Captive, Singapore Zoo

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of Anavilhanas Ecological Station and "igap" flooded Amazon Rainforest, in Negro River, north of Manaus city, Amazonas State, Northern Brazil.

Inaki Relanzon / Reservoir in Cinca Valley, Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain

Nick Turner / Temporary flood barriers erected around a pub at Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire, June 2007

Nick Turner / Flooded street at Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire, June 2007

Jean E. Roche / Boat deposited on land by flooded River Rhone, Arles, Camargue, France, December 2003

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Flooded rainforest with {Sterculia elata} tree, Varzea, Amazonas, Brazil Mamiraua Ecol

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Lianas / vines of the flooded rainforest, Varzea, Mamiraua Ecol Stn, Amazonas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Flower of Munguba tree {Pseudobombax munguba} flooded forest, varzea, Brazil, Mamiraua Ecol.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Fruits of Munguba tree {Pseudobombax munguba} flooded forest, varzea, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Trees in flooded rainforest (Varzea) Mamiraua Ecological Station, Amazonas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of flooded forest, Varzea, Mamiraua Sust Devt Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of flooded forest and houses, Varzea, Amazonas river, Brazil. 1993

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of flooded forest and people's houses, Varzea, Amazonas river, Brazil. 1993

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of flooded forest, Varzea, Amazonas river, Brazil. 1993

Grant McDowell / Aerial view of flooded town, Grand Forks, North Dakota USA April 1997

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Aerial view of Igapo flooded rainforest, River Negro, Anavilhanas Ecol Stn, Brazil

Konrad Wothe / Safari airplane flying over the flooded Okavango Delta, Botswana

Tim Fitzharris / Lenticular clouds over Mt Dana, Mt Gibbs and Mammoth Peak reflected in flooded Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California

Mark Moffett / Peruvian Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia urticans) walking on water after being flooded from its nest, Amazonian ecosystem, Peru

GRANT MCDOWELL / Aerial view of flooded land at Grand Forks North Dakota USA April 1997

GRANT MCDOWELL / Flooded town, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. April 1997

JIM CLARE / Interior of flooded forest, Tefe, Amazonia, Brazil.

Chase Dekker / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd in flooded savanna, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

David Woodfall / Cows feeding on silage as the fields they would normally graze in were flooded, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Resident walking in flooded area outside his home showing sandbags to try and keep water from entering his home, and water damage to the walls, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Aerial view of River Don showing flooded areas, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Aerial view of a flooded farm with straw bales covered with white sheeting, surrounded by fuel oil in the water, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Aerial view of River Don showing flooded areas, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Aerial view of River Don showing flooded areas, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Aerial view of flooded areas, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Aerial view of River Don showing flooded areas, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.

David Woodfall / Aerial view of a flooded farm with straw bales covered with white sheeting, surrounded by fuel oil in the water, Fishlake, South Yorkshire, UK. November 2019.