Western part of waterfall scar 120m high and 5km wide created by giant floods when Lake Missoula's ice dam was breached at end of Ice Age, Dry Falls, Grand Coulee, Washington state, United States of America, North America

Second World war defences that for a long time were buried under the storm beach are revealed after the December 2013 storm surge at Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. The huge waves completely breached the storm beach, and pushed it inland onto the Cley nature reserve.

Damage caused to the coastal defences by the December 2013 storm surge at Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. The huge waves completely breached the storm beach, and pushed it inland onto the Cley nature reserve.

Damage caused to the coastal defences by the December 2013 storm surge at Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. The huge waves completely breached the storm beach, and pushed it inland onto the Cley nature reserve.

Coastal flooding on fields at salthouse on the North Norfolk coast, UK.

Storm waves breaking over the sea wall at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

People dodging storm waves breaking over the sea wall at Blackpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Happisburgh, on one of the most rapidly eroding coastlines in the British Isles, North Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Breach in shingle barrier, North Norfolk coast around Cley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gray whale (eschrictius robustus) The eye of a gray whale that breached beside the photgraphers boat. Gulf of California.

Breach in shingle barrier, North Norfolk coast around Cley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tarmac road washed away at Happisburgh, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Happisburgh, on one of the most rapidly eroding coastlines in the British Isles, North Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Happisburgh, on one of the most rapidly eroding coastlines in the British Isles, North Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Repairing the sea wall damaged and breached by storms on the coast road near Barrow in Furness, between Rampside and Baycliff, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The A591, the main road through the Lake District, completely destroyed by the floods from Storm Desmond, Cumbria, UK. The road was breached in several places by landslides and walls of flood debris twenty feet high. the road will probably be closed for months. Taken on Sunday 6th December 2015.