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Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve

The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged…

Winds Whip Up Fires and Dust on the Southern Plains

Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.

A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar

Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.

Floods Inundate Southern Mozambique

Weeks of intense rain overwhelmed rivers and reservoirs, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

Snow Buries Kamchatka

December and January brought a series of intense winter storms to the peninsula in far eastern Russia.

Fires on the Rise in the Far North

Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.