The devastation on Fort Myers Beach is clear in a view south of Matanzas Pass Preserve. Thomas James for WGCU/NPR hide caption
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Lorraine Arroyo Román serves "asopao" during a protest against LUMA Energy in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on Saturday. Román is illuminated by the lights of police vehicles. Gabriella N. Báez for NPR hide caption
Destroyed homes on Pine Island Road on Matlacha Island, Fla.on Oct. 3, 2022 after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area. Carlos Osorio for NPR hide caption
Jewish pilgrims gather at a lake to perform Tashlikh, an atonement ritual that involves symbolically casting one's sins into a body of water, during the Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman's tomb in Uman, Ukraine on Monday. Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a reported 23,000 adherents made the trip, which was complicated by the grounding of civilian aviation throughout Ukraine. Pete Kiehart for NPR hide caption
War didn't stop Hasidic pilgrims from gathering in Ukraine for the Jewish new year
Left: "You can feel the stares. Yes, I'm here, I'm bald, and I exist. What about it?" Faith Williams Right: "This journey takes you through radical acceptance. You're going outside, showing your true self. I am not hiding." Jennifer Gadosky Paris Benson hide caption
Boxes of dates are auctioned off by the tens of kilos at the Buraydah Date Festival in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Tasneem Alsultan hide caption
Heber López, 29, makes a 'head spin' at a traffic light in the south of Cali during a presentation to gain money, on February 24, 2022. Jair Fernando Coll Rubiano hide caption
Izquierda: Laura Mámbel, de 30 años, en una terraza del barrio de El Rincón, en el suroeste de MedellÃn, Colombia. Su principal objetivo es tener una vida económicamente sostenible a través de la danza. Derecha: Heber López, de 29 años, realiza un "giro de cabeza" en un semáforo del sur de Cali, Colombia. Jair Fernando Coll Rubiano hide caption
Mom in Mexico City, a year prior to her Alzheimer's diagnosis. She was already showing symptoms — misplacing things, withdrawing from social activities, changes in her mood and increased memory loss. Alicia Vera hide caption
Staff and volunteers load a camel into a vehicle to be evacuated from Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 4. The zoo has been shelled repeatedly during the Russian invasion. At least five staff or volunteers were killed and nearly 100 animals at the zoo died as of April. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption
Dodging Russian bombs, these volunteers risk it all to save Ukraine's animals
A home is submerged in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Sunday. Stephanie Rojas/AP hide caption
Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex arrive at Westminster Abbey. Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Members of the group Danzas y Bailes tradicionales Alma Mexicana perform a regional dance from Jalisco, México, at México City's Teatro Ferrocarrilero Gudelio Morales in July. Estefania Mitre/NPR hide caption
Tío Sergio Carlos Mayorga, que ha bailado folklórico por 42 años, en el Teatro Ferrocarrilero Gudelio Morales de Ciudad de México en julio. Estefania Mitre/NPR hide caption
February 18, 2005: Swiss Roger Federer returns to Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the quarter final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Toussaint Kluiters/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Angelita Perez, 78, is photographed in Hillcrest Care, the small assisted-living facility she owns in El Dorado Hills, Calif., on July 14, 2022. Perez has a passion for serving aging Baby Boomers, an endeavor that is increasingly plagued by serious issues in the U.S. health-care system. Geloy Concepcion for NPR hide caption
Mourners gather to lay flowers outside Windsor Castle in Berkshire following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
July 5, 1937: Lord Elphinstone (left) greets the British royal Family. From left: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (second from left), Princess Margaret (third from left), Princess Elizabeth (third from right) and King George VI (far right) at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Calculated damage, 2021. Adeolu Osibodu hide caption
February 18, 2021: Serena Williams serves against Naomi Osaka during their women's singles semi-final match on day eleven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia. William West/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A man walks over his collapsed mud house after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province, on Aug. 28. Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images hide caption