Flooded street with floating bin stuck in front of car, Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lorries blown over on the M6 motorway near Shap in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lorries blown over on the M6 motorway near Shap in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria with over 100 mph winds that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bridge over the River Petteril destroyed in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Car beneath fallen branches in January 2005 after a severe storm hit Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lorries blown over on the M6 motorway near Shap in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A fallen tree blocks a road in January 2005 after a severe storm, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Harbour wall damaged by a severe storm at Lamorna Cove in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Trees snapped off in the high winds and storms of January 2005, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, contents of flooded homes, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Damage to a school in Carlisle caused by storms and flooding in January 2005, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, contents of flooded homes, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Repairing storm damage by adding new sand to a beach in Teos, Western Turkey, Eurasia

Trees snapped off in the high winds and storms of January 2005, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Trees snapped off in the high winds and storms of January 2005, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bridge over the River Petteril destroyed in January 2005 when a severe storm hit Cumbria, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Trees blown over in a plantation on Black Fell in the severe storms in January 2005, near Ambleside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, contents of flooded homes, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Buildings destroyed by an extreme storm surge that hit Mallaig in January 2005, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Sail damaged in high winds in 2010 on the iconic Lytham windmill which was built in 1805, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Repairing storm damage by adding new sand to a beach in Teos, Western Turkey, Eurasia

In January 2005 a severe storm hit Cumbria that created havoc on the roads and toppled over one million trees, clean-up operation under way, Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Trees uprooted in the high winds and storms of January 2005, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Clearing up after torrential rain in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Pastureland after Rain storm, near Cochrane, Alberta, Canada