A view from Southwold pier before the storm broke

 “A view from Southwold pier before the storm broke” by  Lillie Bamford

Strong winds topple a tree onto a car

Strong winds topple a tree onto a car in Santa Cruz, Calif.

A dead iguana lies on a path

A dead iguana lies on a path after falling out of a tree as morning joggers walk with their dog in Davie, Florida, January 10, 2010. Frigid temperatures below the freezing mark are causing some of the tropical wildlife to either freeze or fall into a sleep-like state because of a drop in body temperature.

Credit: REUTERS/Hans Deryk

A field is covered with ice at Dewar Nurseries in Apopka, Fla

A field is covered with ice at Dewar Nurseries in Apopka, Fla. The owners of the nursery covered their crop under a layer of ice to protect the plants from the unusually cold weather. 

• By Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel, via AP
• Taken: 1/10/2010

Extreme weather sports

A competitor loses control of his bike on a hill during the 2008 Gotland Grand National motorcycle race in Gotland November 1, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Bob Strong
Javier Melendez of Venezuela competes in the 50m heat backstroke event during the Central American and Caribbean Special Olympic Games in San Jose November 26, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate
An Egyptian boy sand-boards in Al Katania dunes, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Cairo, March 27, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa

Mils Muliaina (C), captain of New Zealand's Waikato Chiefs, celebrates as he runs towards his team mates after beating New Zealand's Wellington Hurricanes during a foggy day at the Super 14 semi-final rugby match at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, May 22, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Nigel Marple

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi (R) gestures as he stands on the field looking up at the rain pouring down in the top half of the ninth inning of the Yankees' MLB American League baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Maryland May 27, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Joe Giza

Weather delay

A giant bolt of lightning hits the launch pad of the shuttle Endeavour at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on July 13. Bad weather forced NASA to scrub the launch five times. Endeavour finally successfully took off on July 15. Its seven-astronaut crew is flying a 16-day construction mission to the International Space Station.
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