Yearender 2022: Awe-inspiring aerial images from around the world

People walk at the art installation "Nowhere" by Gregory Orekhov at the Malevich park near the village of Razdory, outside Moscow, Russia.

A train drives across the bed of a drained area near the salt harvesting site of the Burlinskoye salt lake in the Altai Region, Russia.

People queue in their cars to be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the country faces a surge in Omicron variant infections in Ashdod, Israel.

A lone boat sits perched on a mound near Hensley Lake as soaring temperatures and drought continue to affect livestock and water supplies in Madera, California.

The Parthenon temple is seen atop the Acropolis hill, during heavy snowfall in Athens, Greece, January 24, 2022. Picture taken with a drone.

Drone aerial view shows the irregular city growth in a water catchment area on the banks of the Billings dam, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Aerial view of cemetery on Crkvicko hill during All Saint's Day in Zenica, Bosnia.

Kayakers paddle in Sudbury River in Lincoln, Massachusetts, US.

People participate in a yoga class on the roof of a building to celebrate the summer solstice, on International Yoga Day, in Caracas, Venezuela.

An aerial view of damaged boats and buildings after Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction in Fort Myers, Florida.