An entrant to the Kommetjie festival's Fancy Dress Surf Competition, going by the title King Neptune, competes in Cape Town, South Africa on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Nic Bothma/Reuters)





Children play near strong waves from the Pasig River amid Super Typhoon Man-yi, in Manila, Philippines, on November 17, 2024. (Photo by Lisa Marie David/Reuters)





Gale force winds and huge waves batter the seaside town of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales, UK on November 23, 2024. (Photo by Graham M. Lawrence/London News Pictures)





Strong waves break along the coast as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches Taiwan, in Yilan County on October 30, 2024. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng/AFP Photo)





A volunteer walks as he looks for victims of the destruction on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea at the Saler beach, following heavy rains that caused floods, in El Saler, near Valencia, Spain, on November 4, 2024. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





People work on a boat during a multilateral annual joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise named “Sanyukt Vimochan 2024” on Cyclone Scenario in Porbandar, India, Tuesday, November 19, 2024. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





Locals look on as high winds from Storm Bert cause waves to crash over the harbour arm in Folkestone, Britain, on November 24, 2024. (Photo by Chris J. Ratcliffe/Reuters)





Surfers ride waves at Rome's Ostia beach, Thursday, November 21, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Medichini/AP Photo)





A surfer rides a wave at Rome's Ostia beach, Thursday, November 21, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Medichini/AP Photo)





A swimmer takes to the water at Bondi Beach on November 27, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Australians are at risk of enduring rolling blackouts this week, amid a heatwave sweeping through NSW and unexpected coal outages across the state. A severe heatwave warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for parts of eastern NSW over the next few days – with the mercury tipped to soar into the high 30s in some regions. Some areas reached a maximum temperature of 37C on Monday, with Richmond and Perth in Sydney's west also clocking in at 35C. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)





Waves crash into the Mumbles headland near Swansea as Storm Darragh makes its presence felt across the UK on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Phil Rees/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





This picture taken and released by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) on October 31, 2024 shows a wave crashing over a sea wall as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared the coast in Taitung. Fierce winds and torrential rain lashed Taiwan on October 31 as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years. (Photo by CNA via AFP Photo)





Waves crash against the sea wall and lighthouse at Porthcawl, south Wales, on December 7, 2024, as storm darragh brings winds of nearly 90 mph to the west of Wales and north-west England. High winds and heavy rain have battered western parts of the United Kingdom, causing widespread travel disruption. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP Photo)





Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater on December 18, 2024 in Newhaven, England. The Met Office, the UK's national weather and climate service, forecast gales across parts of England and Wales today. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)





Waves crash over the breakwater on November 23, 2024 in Newhaven, England. The UK Met Office issued warnings for heavy rain and snow, along with strong winds, as Storm Bert was forecast to sweep across the UK this weekend. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)