A drone view shows multiple fallen trees after a powerful storm hit the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western Canada, causing power outages in Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia while wreaking havoc on road travel, in Seattle, Washington, U.S., November 20, 2024.
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TOPSHOT - An aerial view of the Colorado River side of the Glen Canyon Dam, which separates the Colorado River from Lake Powell, in Page, Arizona on June 18, 2024. Lake Powell is the second largest reservoir in the US and can hold more than 23 million acre feet (2,837,024,700,000 hectare meter) of water. It's currently just under 39% full and still taking in water from what's left of Spring runoff. The drought conditions and population growth has been a continual stress on water throughout the southwest. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
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A female Masai giraffe and impala in Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve) in southern Tanzania. The Masai giraffe is listed as endangered by the IUCN. (Photo by: Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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