March 23 2014

Germany

'Ama'u ferns sprouting from crack in lava rock,Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,Hawaii,US

(© Frans Lanting Studio/Alamy)

China

Traditional Hakka Tulou,Yongding County,China

(© Kenny Chow Kmdd/Flickr/Getty Images)

Australia,Canada,France

Auditorium Parco Della Musica,Rome,Italy

(© Alastair Philip Wiper/Corbis)

New Zealand,United Kingdom,United States

Global Map of Winds

(© NASA)

 

Japan

Painted Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument,Oregon,US

(© Anand Hegde)