Photo Essays
Twister Flashback: Photos From a Killer Oklahoma Tornado, May 1955
The deadly supercell twister that laid waste to parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Monday violently closed out a historic tornado drought that had kept...
China's Drought
A shortage of rainfall in China's southwest has left millions without water
A Parched Land, A Starving People
Drought has cast its shadow over the Horn of Africa. Three years of scant rainfall in Ethiopia has left the land parched, killing livestock and resulting in the...
The Long Sad History of Cardinals Football
The second-longest championship drought in professional sports did not come to an end in Tampa Bay. A review of the rare highs and frequent lows of the oldest...
Keeping Africa's Deserts at Bay
Fed by drought, Africa's deserts are spreading, bringing with them hunger, disease and conflict. Can new innovations keep the desert from...
Photos: Mexico Copes With Historic Drought
Millions are affected by the country's worst dry spell in seven decades
A Thirsty Land
The decade-long dry that blights parts of southern Australia was recorded by some of the country's best documentary photographers. Their work will be on show in...
Relocating Thousands of Zebras in Kenya
Rangers restock the Amboseli Reserve after drought diminishes its zebra population
The Famine the World Forgot
Caught between war and natural disaster, refugees from Afghanistan's endless infighting now find themselves further trapped by a relentless winter and an aid...
