Storms Battering Dorset, England (IMAGE)

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Storms Battering Dorset, England

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The storms that battered Europe's Atlantic coastline during the winter of 2013/14 were the most energetic in almost seven decades, according to new research. Some of these storms featured extreme waves, such as this one crashing on Chesil Beach in Dorset, southern England, on February 5, 2014.

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Richard Broome

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