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>> that's a cold hard reality. reporter: and a bitter reminder that farmer is as much about luck as skill. carter evans, "cbs news," edison california. >> axelrod: this extreme weather on the other side of the world as well. extremely hot weather. in australia, 100-degree temperatures are fueling brush fires in the southeast part of the country. more than 90 in all. and look at what is cyclone has been whipping up off the northwest coast. it looks like a red wave on the ocean. it's actually a giant wall of red dust. here at home, the flu remains at epidemic levels. nearly every state, 47 in al...

Ago. 60 minutes captured these images on the days that followed. >> i'm going to soak it in alcohol how. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands injury and had record number of amputations. adam adam finnieston was watching from home horrified. >> it was traumatic to see that type of devastation. >> the 40-year-old from florida has a unique skill haiti desperately needed. >> i'm a third generation doctor so seeing somebody missing a limb is something routine to me. >> routine. >> routine. what was shocking was the acuteness of it, the amount in one day because of one event and the kids. >> good. >>...

Shooting at each other all the time," his uncle told us. >> so the fighting is becoming more and more close to the capital, and it is becoming more intense. and this is very-- i mean, it's very worrying because it's very difficult to predict what is going to happen in the near future. >> reporter: as nato troops prepare to pull out in 2014, there are fears that the security situation could deteriorate further and that afghanistan's health care system will be overwhelmed. the u.s. has spent nearly $1 billion on health care here in the last ten years, but dr. strada told us there is little to sh...

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First time. it wasn't much to see. >> we were hoping to prepare ourselves and have an idea of what to expect. but i done think it could prepare you when you see it in person. >> reporter: the entire ground floor of rosa's house was washed away. a sorrowful sight for a woman coming here since she was a child. she hopes her children will be able one day to visit a rebuilt beach house. >> i hope we can go back and create new memories. >> reporter: 40 miles up the coast in union beach, reclamation is well under way. carol doherty lost everything inside her home to sandy. but mennonites from pennsy...