Weather Photographer of the Year 2020 – in pictures
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Blizzard
The winning shot of a snowstorm in New York City.
Photograph: Rudolf Sulgan
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Frosty Bison
Shot in Yellowstone national park, where winter temperatures range from -20 to -50C.
Photograph: Laura Hedian
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El Chalten
A rare flying saucer-shaped cloud known as a lenticular appears over a rock formation in Argentina.
Photograph: Francisco Javier Negroni Rodriguez
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A Thirsty Earth
A drone shot captures villagers crossing drought-stricken fields in Bangladesh.
Photograph: Abdul Momin
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A Predawn Thunderstorm Over El Paso
A storm breaks over the desert and downtown area of the Texan city.
Photograph: Lori Grace Bailey
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Dam Wet
Water cascades down the 21-metre high dam wall at Wet Sleddale in Cumbria.
Photograph: Andrew McCaren
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Mammatus Outbreak
Mammatus are a type of cloud that appear in association with strong thunderstorms. These loomed over Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Photograph: Boris Jordan
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Baikal Treasure
This shot of snow hummocks with the ice backlit by the midday sun at Lake Baikal in Siberia was voted the public’s favourite.
Photograph: Alexey Trofimov
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The Red Terror
An incredible tornado sweeps across rural Colorado.
Photograph: Tori Jane Ostberg
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Trees & Fog
Frosted trees in front of a bank of fog, in a bitterly cold landscape near Broomfield, Colorado.
Photograph: Preston Stoll
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Tea Hills
Early-morning mist over the tea hills of Phu Tho province in Vietnam
Photograph: Vu Trung Huan
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Frozen Life
The winner in the Young Photographer category was this image of a leaf frozen in ice in Russia.
Photograph: Kolesnik Stephanie Sergeevna
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