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From the Archives
Ms Weather Gallery
My Shot Weather
Submit your photos of dramatic weather and help document a changing environment.
Ms Weather Puzzle
Photo Puzzles
Time yourself and challenge your friends to solve these jigsaw puzzles, featuring My Shot photography.
Helicopter And Fire
Drying of the West
The American West was won by water management. What happens when there's no water left to manage?
Burning Camper
Fire Season
Flames threaten the American West. Again.
Murray Darling Dust
Australia's Dry Run
What will happen when the climate starts to change and the rivers dry up? Some Australians are finding out.
Changing Rains Sudan
Changing Rains
As the planet warms, look for more floods where it’s already wet and deeper drought where water is scarce.
Mount St. Helens
Thirty years after the blast, Mount St. Helens is reborn again.
Quakeproofing
Safe Houses
Billions of people live in houses that can't stand shaking. Safer ones can be built cheaply.
Yellowstone
When Yellowstone Explodes
Its volcano last erupted 640,000 years ago. The future is anyone's guess.
Shoreline
New Orleans
With seas rising, storms getting stronger, and ground subsiding, another disaster like Katrina seems inevitable.
City Hurricane
Hope in Hell
When disasters strike—floods, famine, earthquake, war—nations and aid agencies rally to help.
Legs Tornado
New View of Tornadoes
A well-placed probe captures the first ever video images inside a tornado.
Volcano Feature
Volcano Culture
In Indonesia, life plays out in the shadow of fiery peaks.