Imane Erbeen, 18-year-old student who came home from school and endured the devastating earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco on September 11, 2023. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption
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Mojave National Preserve technician Ryan McRae observes the remnants of the Dome Fire. Krystal Ramirez for NPR hide caption
In a charred moonscape, a band of hopeful workers try to save the Joshua tree
A pick up truck sinks into a canal. Saul Martinez for NPR hide caption
Idalia demolished some Florida fishing communities. But locals say they'll rebuild
Makatla Ritchter wades through flood waters after having to evacuate her home when the flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Pro surfers organized a Saturday morning surf session to help kids do something they love at Ho'okipa Beach on the island's north shore. It's about an hour's drive from Lahaina. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Five-year-old cousins Layla and Mila Cabanilla Okano are among the many children staying with members of their extended family at one property on Maui in the wake of the wildfires. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption
Eduard Skoryk (center) helps lift Viktor Nesterov onto an evacuation train. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Mon., Aug. 21: Terry and Jack Flanigan walk their dogs past a eucalyptus tree that fell on a house in Palm Desert, Calif. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption
Naomi and Shaquille at The Ark City of Refuge, a shelter and rehabilitation center in Faure. In her early teens, Naomi began spending time on the streets. "I've never been homeless, I'm just a drifter," she says. 2012. Sarah Stacke hide caption
Niko Sena, right, hugs a friend who has been helping with the effort. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption
Volunteers load donated items onto Maui Reef Adventures' boat to be distributed to people in Lahaina. Deanne Fitzmaurice for NPR hide caption
See how one volunteer group organized aid deliveries after fire decimates Lahaina
August 13: Destroyed homes and cars are shown in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii officials urge tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepare to house evacuees and first responders on the island where a wildfire demolished a historic town and killed dozens. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
AFTER: Lahaina, Maui - Banyan Court Satellite image ©2023 Maxar Technologies hide caption
Yuriy Kopishynskyi stands with a horse at his family's horseback riding school on Khortytsia, an island on the Dnipro River just outside Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Musicians Denitia, Larysa Jaye and Tylar Bryant pose for a photo before their set at Lulu's Downstairs in Manitou Springs, Colo., on June 17, 2023. They are members of the Black Opry, a touring musical revue dedicated to uplifting Black artists in country music. Amanda Lopez for NPR hide caption
Patrons at a club in Kharkiv hold sparklers in the darkened room in eastern Ukraine. Despite the ongoing war, people are still finding a way release tension in nightclubs in the the battered city. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Abdullah Saif Ahmed Numan and his grandson, Mohammad, stand in the building where they live in Al Dawah neighborhood of Taiz, Yemen. The neighborhood is on the front line of a divided city in Yemen's civil war. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
A front-line city in Yemen is desperate for change after nearly a decade of civil war
(L-R): Miss June, Crystal Diamond; Miss July, Xola Tatubana; Miss April, Britney Misty Daniels in their evening wear outfits at Kersefontein Guest Farm in South Africa in 2019. Julia Gunther hide caption
Former President Trump arrives to the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday. Nathan Howard/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
More than 20,000 fans watch Joni Mitchell perform during "Joni Jam" — her first official concert since her aneurysm — at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Wash., on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Jovelle Tamayo for NPR hide caption
"This was a tough shot to get," Marc J. Franklin says of this photo he took for Some Like It Hot. Marc J. Franklin hide caption