Storm-stirred sediment produced colorful swirls along the western coast of Florida.

Several cities on the west coast of Florida lost much of their electric power for days after the storm.

The ongoing drought has cut rice acreage in the Sacramento Valley in half.

This region of South Africa is the largest mining and industrial region on the continent of Africa.

NASA scientists are studying the latest satellite imagery of the storm and analyzing the forces that made the storm so catastrophic.

Loss of ice at the periphery of the Greenland Ice Sheet was often discounted; recent research suggests it should not be.

After damaging parts of Cuba and leaving the country dark, more destruction was expected as the powerful hurricane reached Florida's western coast.