In Photos: A Layer of Crystal-Clear Ice and the Andes Mountain

Shortlisted, adults category: Frozen Flowers by Charlotte Kenchington, Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

“A burst of freezing rain coated these seed heads in a layer of crystal-clear ice. Such weather is highly unusual where these flowers grow, but we can expect more extremes of weather as our climate changes.”
Photograph: Charlotte Kenchington/NERC Science photo competition