Firefighters douse the destroyed Jagger Library at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. A wildfire raging on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain spread to the university, forcing the evacuation of students. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption
An ash plume rises over La Soufriere on St. Vincent on April 13. The volcano is expected to continue erupting and has caused a humanitarian crisis. Orvil Samuel/AP hide caption
A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle boat crew heads toward a capsized commercial lift boat on Tuesday, searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, La. U.S. Coast Guard District 8 hide caption
Ash from the eruption of La Soufrière volcano on the island of St. Vincent covers vehicles on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday. Chris Brandis/AP hide caption
A photo of La Soufrière erupting Friday in St. Vincent. The blast could be sending ash as far as Jamaica and South America. Zen Punnett/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Plumes of ash rise on Friday from the La Soufrière volcano as it erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, as seen from Chateaubelair. Orvil Samuel/AP hide caption
A pedestrian using an umbrella to get some relief from the sun walks past a sign displaying the temperature on June 20, 2017, in Phoenix. Ralph Freso/Getty Images hide caption
Lightning strikes on August 5, 2005 southwest of Barstow, California David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
A car that was carried by floodwaters leans against a tree in a creek in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday. Heavy rainfall flooded roads, submerged vehicles and left many people in need of rescue. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
People wait in line to fill propane tanks on Feb. 17 in Houston. Power grid problems left millions weathering conditions in the dark in uninsulated homes, intensifying the Texas winter storm's deadliness. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
A firefighter surveys damage after a tornado touches down south of Birmingham, Ala., in the Eagle Point community damaging multiple homes. Butch Dill/AP hide caption
Buildings are partially submerged as floodwater covers large areas northwest of Sydney on Wednesday. Lukas Coch/Pool/AP hide caption
This combination of satellite images provided by the National Hurricane Center shows the 30 named storms that developed during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. National Hurricane Center via AP hide caption
Lava flows Saturday from the Fagradalsfjall volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula. The long-dormant volcano erupted Friday evening. Icelandic Coast Guard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People cross the road as a sign warns of heavy snow on Sunday in Denver. A winter storm closed roads, affected flights and knocked out power in Arizona, Wyoming, Nebraska and Colorado through the weekend. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
Kathy Gomez shovels her sidewalk on Sunday in Denver. Around 2,000 flights in and out of Denver have been canceled this weekend and highways around the state have been closed down as a winter storm pummels Colorado and neighboring states. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
The South Padre Island Convention Center opened its doors and took in thousands of sea turtles cold-stunned during the Valentine's Week Winter Storm. UT Marine Science Institute hide caption
A road is flooded near the breached Kaupakalua Dam in the Haiku area of the Hawaiian island of Maui on Monday. Maggie T. Sutrov via Reuters hide caption
In early September 2020, Seattle, Wash., had some of the worst air quality in the world because of wildfire smoke. The city was among the first to create smoke shelters for the most vulnerable. Nathan Rott/NPR hide caption
Bill Magness, President and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), testifies on Thursday as the Committees on State Affairs and Energy Resources hold a joint public hearing to consider the factors that led to statewide electrical blackouts. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi's capital city — more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city's water system because the system is still struggling to maintain consistent water pressure, authorities said. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
A windfarm near Velva, North Dakota. Two counties in the state have enacted drastic restrictions on new wind projects in an attempt to save coal mining jobs, despite protests from landowners who'd like to rent their land to wind energy companies. Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images hide caption