Sven Zacek / Waves washing up a beach under dark clouds. Hiiumaa Island, Estonia, Europe, August 2011.

Sven Zacek / Heavy rainfall on the calm surface of the Baltic Sea. Hiiumaa Island, Estonia, Europe, August, 2011.

Jouan & Rius / View of Pinnacles desert after heavy rainfall, Nambung National Park, Western Australia. August 2009

Marie Read / White pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge with an approaching storm in May, Utah, USA, May.

Will Watson / Naturally occurring foam in a mountain stream after heavy rainfall due to dissolved organic Carbon (DOC), Mynd Llangatwg, Brecon Beacons National Park, Breconshire, Wales, November 2018.

Ashley Cooper / Thermometer at the Furnace Creek Visitor Centre in Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does no...

Ashley Cooper / The Furnace Creek Visitor Centre in Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any r...

Ashley Cooper / The Mesquite flat sand dunes in Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain...

Ashley Cooper / Sign at 100 feet below sea level in Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any r...

Ashley Cooper / Solar panels in Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all. October...

Ashley Cooper / Solar panels at the Furnace Creek Visitor Centre in Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does n...

Ashley Cooper / Solar panels amongst Badland scenery in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain...