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Open Image ModalPeople stand on a destroyed bridge in Samoa's capital Apia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after cyclone Evan ripped through the South Pacific island nation. The powerful cyclone flattened homes and uprooted trees with winds of up to 165 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. Phone lines, Internet service and electricity were down across the country, and the airport was closed. (AP Photo/Seti Afoa) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPeople walk through debris in Samoa's capital Apia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after cyclone Evan ripped through the South Pacific island nation. The powerful cyclone flattened homes and uprooted trees with winds of up to 165 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. Phone lines, Internet service and electricity were down across the country, and the airport was closed. (AP Photo/Seti Afoa) (credit:AP)
(03 of13)
Open Image ModalA man wades through deep water in Samoa's capital Apia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after cyclone Evan ripped through the South Pacific island nation. The powerful cyclone flattened homes and uprooted trees with winds of up to 165 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. Phone lines, Internet service and electricity were down across the country, and the airport was closed. (AP Photo/Seti Afoa) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPeople walk over a destroyed bridge in Samoa's capital Apia, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, after cyclone Evan ripped through the South Pacific island nation. The powerful cyclone flattened homes and uprooted trees with winds of up to 165 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. Phone lines, Internet service and electricity were down across the country, and the airport was closed.(AP Photo/Seti Afoa) (credit:AP)
(05 of13)
Open Image ModalA line of gas pumps at Fuel City on Finley Boulevard and Interstate 65 are blown over after severe weather in Birmingham, Ala., Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The National Weather Service has confirmed that storm damage Monday morning in Birmingham was caused by a tornado with maximum winds estimated at 90 mph. (AP Photo/AL.com, Joe Songer) (credit:AP)
(06 of13)
Open Image ModalNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: A dock sits damaged near the Statue of Liberty which, remains closed to the public six weeks after Hurricane Sandy on December 13, 2012 in New York City. The storm caused extensive damage to National Park Service facilities on Liberty Island, although the statue itself remained unscathed. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
(07 of13)
Open Image ModalNEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: A man walks down a street littered with debris near the beach in Rockaway on December 13, 2012 in New York City. Much of the Rockaway neighborhood is still suffering the effects of Hurricane Sandy which caused extensive damage to parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Thousands of Rockaway residents and business owners are still unable to return to their properties while electricity remains sporadic in many neighborhoods. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
(08 of13)
Open Image ModalWaves break on the pier near a lighthouse at Douro's river mouth in Porto, Portugal, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. The weather forecast predicts strong winds and heavy rain for the next days, specially in northern Portugal. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte) (credit:AP)
(09 of13)
Open Image ModalA wave breaks under the Golden Gate Bridge at high tide Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 in Oakland, Calif. The National Weather Service says so-called King Tides caused by a rather unique combination of how the sun, the moon and the earth align will bring the highest tides of the year on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Along with the high tides, forecasters say a building swell will bring large breaking waves to area beaches. The San Francisco Chronicle reports the combination of high tides and surf has flooded some parking lots in San Francisco and in Marin County. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA man pushes a car on a snow covered street in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have killed at least 5 people and caused travel chaos across the Balkans. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalIn this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 photo, a pedestrian navigates the snow, in St. Paul, Minn. More than a foot of snow fell in the Twin Cities Sunday. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Marlin Levison) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalA snow plough removes snow from the Duomo square in downtown Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. A copious snowfall hit Northern Italy Friday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (credit:AP)
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Open Image ModalPeople look at the trees at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Stroud, central England, as cold temperatures led to a severe frost. Overnight temperatures in the area dipped to -9 Celsius, 16 Fahrenheit. (AP Photo/PA, Tim Ireland) (credit:AP)