Common figures of speech that relate to weather/earth/geology (eg. epicentre)? (examples, similar)

[Stumbler.]

Just something, I've noticed a lot of interesting metaphors or figures of speech that are originally words/phrases that came from terms relating to describing weather/earth/natural events.

For example, prevailing winds can mean the dominant social attitudes or fashions in a area, taking the metaphor from the most common wind direction that dominates a place.

Epicentre has to do the spot right on top where an earthquake or other disaster happens, I see it in the media for social/public events as much as natural ones. Likewise, a fault line can either be a divide in the earth's crust or an issue that divides public opinion really strongly.

Similarly with eye of the storm as applied to the centre of a hurricane or a public outrage/situation (like the epicentre metaphor).

It's interesting that they are so prominent in our culture. What are some more examples of these?

[in_newengland]

This sounds like fun.

A rising tide of....

Storm clouds gathered.....

A sunny disposition

clouded his vision

winds of change

putting down roots

a storm of controversy

a rocky road ahead

stick in the mud

a rolling stone gathers no moss

it's all uphill

can move mountains

[Mightyqueen801]

A sea change

An avalanche (of, say, information)

tempest in a teapot

[Stumbler.]

I thought of a few more expressions and phrases:

Stealing someone's thunder

Landslide victory/winning by a landslide (eg. in an election)

When it rains, it pours (when a bunch of things happen at once after nothing much happening)

Every cloud has a silver lining

[cpg35223]

When it rains it pours.

Fogbrain.

Snowed under.

Sunny disposition.

Stormed out.

Hail a cab (Hah. Not really)

[High_Plains_Retired]

Fast as lightning.
Bright as sunshine.
Clear as mud.
White as snow.