Monday 14 September 2009

Storm chaser

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The extreme weather photographer and storm chaser Jim Reed has spent the past 20 years as close as possible – perhaps closer than is advisable – to the most extreme meteorological events. Covering disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike, Reed's book, Storm Chaser: A Photographer's Journey, documents his time in the field.
Surviving the direct strike of 17 hurricanes in the US, 2010 marks Reed's 19th consecutive year of extreme weather photography. Reed currently has images being shown at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington

In pictures: Storm chaser Jim Reed | Environment | guardian.co.uk

How drought is destroying Kenya's nomad

In the isolated border lands between Kenya and Somalia, families have always clung to a precarious existence. Now a decade of droughts has tested their endurance

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How drought is destroying Kenya's nomads | Environment | The Observer

Coast

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BBC/OU Open2.net - Coast

Cooking in the Danger Zone

Possible food resources

Mud pies in Haiti

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Cooking in the Danger Zone