A Tale of Three Plumes

A tornado makes its way across Baca county, Colorado, in May 2010.
There are more in store for year 2011. 

A volcano in Eritrea erupted for a third day on Tuesday
 but with reduced intensity,  its ash cloud spreading out 
over Sudan and forcing the cancellation 
of some regional flights.


 

Trees burn in a burnout fire as firefighters battle the Wallow Fire 

in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, 

Arizona's worst wild fire in history,

 Sunday, June 12, 2011.