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Chicago, Illinois, USA. 31st October, 2014. A large Lake Michigan wave soaks a photographer who got a bit too close to the action during today's gale. The man beat a hasty retreat out of the danger zone. Gale force winds produced waves of over 20 feet as measured at a NOAA weather buoy far out on the big lake. Credit: Todd Bannor/Alamy Live News

Chicago, Illinois, USA. 31st October, 2014. A large Lake Michigan wave soaks a photographer who got a bit too close to the action during today's gale. The man beat a hasty retreat out of the danger zone. Gale force winds produced waves of over 20 feet as measured at a NOAA weather buoy far out on the big lake. Credit: Todd Bannor/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

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31 October 2014

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