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2020-03-15 Empty supermarket shelves in Australian supermarket 05
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Supply shortages
A view of the server room at The National Archives
Photo: The National Archives (UK), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Cyber attacks and outages
Anker SOLIX C300X Portable Power Station
Photo: TaurusEmerald, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Power stations: researched picks
Beeches Road Substation - 2020-11-30 - Andy Mabbett - 03
Photo: Andy Mabbett, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Priority Services Register
Blanket (AM 2007.16.1-2)
Photo: Onehunga Woollen Mills, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Keeping warm in a power cut
Candle orange
Photo: Akkbula, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: First hour of a power cut
Canned tuna on the shelf of an IGA store
Photo: Wilfredor, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Prepping for beginners
Charging a smartphone with a USB power bank
Photo: Mk2010, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Power banks
Confluence of the Parrett and Tone at Burrowbridge during flooding in February 2014
Photo: Rodw, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Safer places in the UK
Depleted water in Caban Coch reservoir (geograph 7279394)
Photo: Gareth James, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Water for weeks
Door lock
Photo: Dave&Lynne Slater from Cumbria, United kingdom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Home security
Elderly Man's Hands (7760356574)
Photo: Tony Alter from Newport News, USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Caring for dependants
Erste Hilfe 003 2026 02 17
Photo: Friedrich Haag, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: First aid when help is delayed
Exmoor , Selworthy Village - geograph.org.uk - 2622983
Photo: Lewis Clarke, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Safer places in the UK
FA370 Carbon monoxide detector, The Hague (2023) 02
Photo: Donald Trung Quoc Don, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Carbon monoxide alarms
Fallen Tree in Dormer Place, Leamington Spa (2)
Photo: Vauxford, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Named storm checklist
FEMA - 35596 - Bottled water prepared for Iowa flood relief
Photo: Patsy Lynch, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Water outages
FEMA - 37174 - Emergency Preparedness "ready to go" kit.
Photo: Red Cross, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: 3-day kit
Good woodburning stove
Photo: Andy Rogers, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Warmth without mains
Greenwich Park - fire risks and climate change
Photo: alisdare1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Heatwaves
GuLong canned food on the shelf
Photo: HualinXMN, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Emergency food store
HBC Ebetsu Radio Broadcasting Station
Photo: 禁樹なずな, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: War or national emergency
Hurricane Sandy New York Blackout 2012
Photo: David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Power cuts
Langweerderwielen-Langwarder Wielen. Storm Ciara. 11-02-2020. (d.j.b) 06
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Storm names 2026/27
Mobile Phone mast of Chalk Hill - geograph.org.uk - 2358550
Photo: David Anstiss, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Phones when networks are down
Oakley Square Gardens in snow and original terrace - geograph.org.uk - 3304942
Photo: Marathon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Cold weather
Olkhon Island, GPS navigation, Smartphone, Lake Baikal, Russia
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Offline map apps
Plecak Hiker 50 L HiMountain
Photo: WrS.tm.pl, Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Grab bag and evacuation
Porthcawlwave2013
Photo: Ben Salter from Wales, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Storms
Pylons and Sunset - geograph.org.uk - 2180770
Photo: David Anstiss, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Power cut compensation
Pylons at Monk Fryston National Grid Substation - geograph.org.uk - 7994249
Photo: Gerald England, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Grid down
Road flooded sign Gidly Road
Photo: Juliancolton, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Flood alerts and warnings
Smartphone Use
Photo: Océanos y dados, Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Emergency Alerts
Snow on a car - geograph.org.uk - 3379371
Photo: Andrew H, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Car winter kit
Storm Clouds - geograph.org.uk - 5660347
Photo: Alan Hughes, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Met Office warnings explained
Trevor Baylis's wind-up radio and electric shoes
Photo: Matt Brown, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: What to buy
USMC-100914-M-0646Q-45
Photo: U.S. Marine Corps, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Prepping checklist
Vintage RCA Globe Trotter Portable Radio, Model 7-BX-8J, Broadcast Band Only (MW), Made In USA, 5 Tubes, Circa 1957 (15526086234)
Photo: Joe Haupt from USA, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Go in, stay in, tune in
Volunteers assist food bank DVIDS1099789
Photo: Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Prolonged disruption: start here
Walkers enjoying view of Blencathra above Keswick in the Lake District - geograph.org.uk - 7931994
Photo: Jennifer Petrie, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us; changes are released under the same licence.
Used on: Navigate without signal
Wikipedia images 011
Photo: Tellyaddict at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Comms when phones are down
York Floods 2015 -34
Photo: Richard Scott from York, UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Resized, cropped and converted to WebP by us.
Used on: Flooding