Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) near Redrock, Arizona State Trust, Sonoran Desert, Arizona. September 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August. Digital composite.

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking at night, with monsoon clouds and lightning. Kanha National Park, Central India. Dominant male (T29)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Big storm hitting cliffs, with waves breaking over the top, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Big storm hitting cliffs, with waves breaking over the top, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.

Marie Read / Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) flock in flight during a snowstorm, New York, USA, January.

John Cancalosi / Rain storm in the Sonoran desert, with Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea), near Tucson, Arizona. 2018.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks lying down in the cold, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group walking infront of iceberg, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) with creche of chicks, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chicks in snow, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males in breeding colony incubating eggs, huddling during winter storm. Penguins on outside repositioning themselves to gain protection from weather. Atka Bay, A...

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males in breeding colony huddling during winter storm. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.

Erlend Haarberg / Herd of wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in snow-covered mountain landscape, in wind storm. Forollhogna, Norway. January 2018.

Guy Edwardes / Portland Bill Lighthouse, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK. November 2015.

Guy Edwardes / Waves crashing against Longships Lighthouse, Land's End, Cornwall, England, UK. February 2015.

Guy Edwardes / Waves crashing against Longships Lighthouse, Land's End, Cornwall, England, UK. February 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Needle ice on Holly leaves (Ilex europaeus) in a woodland in Ambleside Cumbria UK. December 2008

Five Films / Timelapse of a lightning storm at night, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, April 2014.

Five Films / Timelapse of a lightning storm at night, Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, April 2014.

Paul Williams / Lightning storm, Western Australia. December 2013. Image stacking / composite composed of three consecutive images.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / View across Sound of Taransay to North Harris hills in stormy weather , West Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, September 2014.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) family herd feeding on loose soil for its minerals, with dramatic stormy skies behind, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Anup Shah / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) family herd feeding on loose soil for its minerals, with dramatic stormy skies behind, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Taken with remote wide angle camera.

Wim van den Heever / African Wild dogs or Cape hunting dogs (Lycaon pictus) at close range taken from ground level, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with lightning storm at night. Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May 2012.

Bence Mate / Lightning storm over Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May 2012.

Luis Quinta / Storm waves off the coast of Praia do Norte, Nazare, Portugal. January.

Wim van den Heever / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) juvenile with adults behind, on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Aflo / Horse walking through heavy snowfall, Shimokita Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.

Pal Hermansen / Blizzard on the coast of Lofoten in black and white, Norway, March. Winner of the Natural Adversities category of the Asferico Competition 2015.

Wim van den Heever / Large pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising over waves during annual sardine run, Port St Johns, South Africa. Runner up in the Animals in their Environment Category of the Wildl...

Alex Hyde / Red Deer herd (Cervus elaphus) moving over mountain ridge in heavy snow. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. January. Highly Commended in the Habitat category of the British Wildlife Photography Award...

Cyril Ruoso / South american sea lion (Otaria byronia) and American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) hauled out on the shore of Punta Coles Reserve, Peru.

Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA, August 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.

Andy Trowbridge / Female Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) perched on a branch in falling snow, with Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) prey, Norway, January.

Joris van Alphen / Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) mother attempting to shelter her chicks from the rain, Flevoland, the Netherlands. July.

Pascal Tordeux / Avenue of Poplar (Populus sp) trees in fog, Villers Le Sec, Aisne, Picardy, France, December.

Alex Hyde / Red deer herd (Cervus elaphus) moving over mountain ridge in heavy snow. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. January.

Klein & Hubert / Group of King penguinss (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in blizzard, South Georgia, Antarctica.

Andy Rouse / African lion (Panthera leo) on plains, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Andy Rouse / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in sandstorm on beach, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing in the rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / Group of male African lions (Panthera leo) resting with storm clouds overhead, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Denis-Huot / African lion (Panthera leo) male shaking water off mane after rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Christophe Courteau / Winter storm at the Pointe du Raz in Finistere, with the Vieille Lighthouse in the background, Brittany, France, January 2014

Christophe Courteau / Waves lashing the Four Lighthouse during winter storm, Northern Brittany, France, December 2011. Sequence 6/12.

Christophe Courteau / Storm at 'Pointe de Pern', Ile d'Ouessant / Ushant. Nividic lighthouse visible in distance. Finistere, Brittany, France, September 2011.