Lightning near Burj Al Arab hotel, Dubai
Lemurs cling to rock pinnacles in Madagascar
Honeycomb coral glows green off Indonesia
Lake Natron in Tanzania
Lava pours from a volcano in Tanzania
A moss-covered truck in the woods in Michigan
Grasshopper on a colorful flower
Sunset on a Nicoya Peninsula beach in Costa Rica
Crushed cars at a scrap yard in British Columbia
A hunter in Pakistan wearing a bird mask
A cave explorer in Mexico views massive selenite crystals
Woman’s silhouette in front of an orange parasol
Early view of Five Flower Lake in China
A bear stretching in her enclosure in Finland
Piles of salt in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
A frog dangles from the mouth of a crocodile in South Africa.
Montana wildfire seen from inside a vehicle
Fishermen on boats while fish swim below in Indonesia
Endangered beach mouse
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Lightning, DubaiVisions of Earth showcases the beauty, majesty, and wonder of the world around us and pays tribute to the photographers who capture its essence. In this gallery, see a selection of stunning scenes from the new National Geographic book, and decorate your desktop with your favorite images. Here, in Dubai, natural and man-made electricity illuminate the night. As jagged needles of lightning darn an overcast sky, the sail-shaped, 1,053-foot-tall (321-meter) Burj Al Arab hotel glows green on the edge of the Persian Gulf. (From the National Geographic book Visions of Earth) Buy the book Visions of Earth »
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