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

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) portrait in rainfall. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June.

Juergen Freund / Dramatic sunrise together with rainfall in the outback at the height of the Australian summer. Queensland, Australia, February 2008

Angelo Gandolfi / Corsican Red Deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus) male and female, with wet coats from recent rainfall, Foret de Zonza, Quenza. Parc Naturel Regional de Corse, Corsica island, France, February

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Heavy rainfall over European larch tree forest (Larix decidua) Liechtenstein, July 2009

Gary K. Smith / Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) crop dying due to water saturation caused by high rainfall, Norfolk, England, UK, Summer 2007

Gary K. Smith / Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) crop dying due to water saturation caused by high rainfall, Norfolk, England, UK, Summer 2007

Pete Cairns / Willow catkins {salix genus} after rainfall, Montreathmont, Angus, Scotland

Juergen Freund / Christmas Island red crab {Gecarcoidea natalis} in heavy rainfall, Christmas Is, Indian Ocean

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Tropical rainfall on lake Jaraua, Mamiraua ecol stn, Amazonas, Brazil

Tui De Roy / Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) in rainy season downpour on caldera floor, Alcedo Volcano, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Juergen Freund / Red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) in heavy rainfall. Christmas Island, Australia