11.   Wading and migratory birds were so prolific they darkened the skies.

12.   Where were you when all those smoke signals were darkening the sky?

13.   Billowing smoke darkened the sky as an inferno raged on the street and parked cars went up in flames.

14.   More than four hours after the quake, several fires burned out of control in Kobe, darkening the skies over the city with a thick cloud of smoke.

15.   More than four hours after the quake, several fires burned out of control, darkening the skies over the city with a thick cloud of smoke.

16.   More than four hours after the quake, fires burned out of control in Kobe, darkening the skies over the city with a thick cloud of smoke.

17.   Rain in nearby Legazpi turned to mud as it mixed with the ash clouds, blackening the streets of villages and farms near the volcano and darkening the skies.

18.   Rain in nearby Legazpi city turned to mud as it mixed with the ash clouds, blackening the streets of the provincial capital and darkening the skies.

19.   The burning wells darkened the skies over Kuwait and caused widespread environmental damage.

20.   There, thousands crowded streets and rooftops as the moon covered the sun, darkening clear skies and sending temperatures plummeting.