A surfer rides a high wave from a winter storm off the coast of Australia and New Zealand in Newport Beach, California, in this file photo. Photographer: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
A surfer rides a high wave from a winter storm off the coast of Australia and New Zealand in Newport Beach, California, in this file photo. Photographer: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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