Many participants of activities such as ocean yacht racing, cross country cycling, marathons and rallying amongst others, often find themselves at the mercy of the weather and environmental conditions.
Weather plays a major role in our everyday lives, so take a look at those who survived its extremes, and those that fought and never gave up, to rescue others caught in its unpredictability.
Many love to hold world records, and as a competitor, the weather is no exception. Check out the highest and lowest wind speed, snowfall, rainfall and temperatures amongst others.
Some locations just seem to be a magnet for the worst that the earths weather systems have to offer. Scientists and observers give opinions on why this could be.
The world is in trouble. Fortunately scientists and innovators are finding ever more inventive ways of re-using waste, using energy more efficiently, and finding new and better ways of creating energy, that does not impact the earth.
