Photos of Mother Nature

The landfill on January 21, 2011 caused the car to crash into the church, obstructing activities in the city of Nova Friburgo, Brazil.

Trucks almost disappeared into the snow on the highway connecting the I-70 states near Boonville, Missouri, USA. Photo taken on 1/2/2011.

A 8.9-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami in Tsunami, Miyako, Japan. In the picture, the tsunami is 'sweeping' a series of vehicles on the highway. Photo taken on 11/3/2011.

The tornado in Tuscaloosa, Ala, USA on April 27, 2011 claimed the lives of dozens of people.

Floods in Cairo, Illinois, USA on May 4, 2011 submerged southern Illinois and neighboring states.

Photographs from above a block of houses affected by a tornado - claimed the lives of more than 100 people in Tornado, Joplin, Missouri, USA on May 24, 2011.

Floods in Yazoo, Mississippi and the US districts on May 23, 2011 resulted in flooding of crops and rising water levels in Mississippi tributaries.

Smoke billowed from Puyehue volcano on June 5, 2011, Chile. This is the first eruption of this volcano after half a century.

College students walk through a flooded park during the flood in Wuhan, China on June 21, 2011.

A huge dust cloud covers the outskirts of Arizona, USA on July 5, 2011.

Children are bathing at a fire hydrant when temperatures in New York reach 38 ° C in July 2011.

Cars are stuck on a flooded highway due to heavy rain in Seoul, South Korea on July 27, 2011.

Boats are stuck on a dry creek on Lake Travis, Texas. The water level here is 8 meters lower than the normal level. This drought occurred in August 2011.

Lava and emissions from underwater volcanoes in Spain's Canary Islands change the color of the ocean. The event occurred on October 17, 2011.

Thai workers and soldiers are encircling a section of the dyke to prevent the rising tide. This is a major flood in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2011.

Trees fell because of unusually strong winds. Thousands of Californians were cut off and the airport was shut down because of the wind. This is the Santa Ana strong winds in Pasadena, California on December 1, 2011.