Powerful Images of 2011.

[Jerhart]

1. Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza in 9/11, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial.



2. A whirpool forms off the Japanese coast after the tsunami on March 11.



3. This sightseeing boat, Hama Yuri, was pulled 1300 feet from the coast and somehow balanced itself on a two story house during the tsunami in Japan.



4. Members of the national security team receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House on May 1.



5. Two lights from the former site of the World Trade Centers shine for the 10th anniversary of 9/11.



6. Phyllis Siegel, 76, left, and Connie Kopelov, 84, both of New York, embrace after becoming the first same-sex couple to get married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office.



7. A protester gets sprayed in the face with pepper spray at an Occupy Portland protest.



8. A before and after shot of Joplin, Missouri after a massive tornado on May 22.



9. Friends and loved ones gather at the Oslo cathedral to mourn 93 victims killed in twin terror attacks from a bombing in downtown Oslo and a mass shooting on Utoya island on July 24.



10. A monstrous dust storm (Haboob) roared through Phoenix, Arizona in July.



Complete Set...

[MarkieJ]

Moving... makes me wonder what's in store for us in 2012.

[Mike Cavanaugh]

Wow... some amazing pictures there.

[EverEvolvingExotics]

Wow, very powerful shots.

[therunaway]

wow.. very... HORRIFYING if i must say.

[Ram_brand]

Image one is totally touching image, while image 2 scares me a lot.

[CatandDiallo]

Wow!