A boy walks along the shore in Utersum on the North Sea island of Foehr, Germany, on Saturday, August 24. Click through to see other images of weather around the world.
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A boy walks along the shore in Utersum on the North Sea island of Foehr, Germany, on Saturday, August 24. Click through to see other images of weather around the world.
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A man jumps in Ohrid Lake in Macedonia at sunset on August 24. Hot and sunny weather in Macedonia sent residents of the Balkan country to nearby rivers and lakes seeking refreshment.
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A man jumps in Ohrid Lake in Macedonia at sunset on August 24. Hot and sunny weather in Macedonia sent residents of the Balkan country to nearby rivers and lakes seeking refreshment.
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A man enjoys the company of some feathered friends while making the most of London's hot weather on Friday, August 23.
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A man enjoys the company of some feathered friends while making the most of London's hot weather on Friday, August 23.
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People are washed away on Thursday, August 22, by the huge waves of the "Haining tide" in Haining, China. Thirty were injured, according to state media. The tide is a daily occurrence when the Qiantang River tides hit the banks, but the waves surged higher than usual because of Typhoon Trami.
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People are washed away on Thursday, August 22, by the huge waves of the "Haining tide" in Haining, China. Thirty were injured, according to state media. The tide is a daily occurrence when the Qiantang River tides hit the banks, but the waves surged higher than usual because of Typhoon Trami.
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A man dries off seats during a rain delay at the quarterfinal matches of the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina, on August 22.
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A man dries off seats during a rain delay at the quarterfinal matches of the Winston-Salem Open tennis tournament at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina, on August 22.
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A man checks his cell phone from the shelter of a building as pedestrians walk in the rain in Times Square in New York on August 22.
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A man checks his cell phone from the shelter of a building as pedestrians walk in the rain in Times Square in New York on August 22.
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Clouds show as Trami, the 12th typhoon to hit China this year, approaches Lianyungang, China, on August 22.
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Clouds show as Trami, the 12th typhoon to hit China this year, approaches Lianyungang, China, on August 22.
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A villager dries newly harvested corn in the sun in Xuan'en, China, on August 22.
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A villager dries newly harvested corn in the sun in Xuan'en, China, on August 22.
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People play volleyball on a flooded highway in Bulacan, Philippines, on August 22.
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People play volleyball on a flooded highway in Bulacan, Philippines, on August 22.
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A beach chair and umbrella sit on Hollywood Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, August 21.
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A beach chair and umbrella sit on Hollywood Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, August 21.
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Massive waves from approaching Typhoon Trami slam into breakwaters near Toucheng, Taiwan, on August 21.
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Massive waves from approaching Typhoon Trami slam into breakwaters near Toucheng, Taiwan, on August 21.
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A man jumps into the sea in Cala Salada beach in Ibiza, Spain, on August 21. Each year thousands of young people gather to enjoy not only the hot weather and the beaches but also the array of clubs with international DJ's playing to vast audiences.
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A man jumps into the sea in Cala Salada beach in Ibiza, Spain, on August 21. Each year thousands of young people gather to enjoy not only the hot weather and the beaches but also the array of clubs with international DJ's playing to vast audiences.
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High school senior Matthew Murphy, 17, keeps his head cool with a bag of melting ice during band practice in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, on August 21.
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High school senior Matthew Murphy, 17, keeps his head cool with a bag of melting ice during band practice in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, on August 21.
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Statues are covered as severe tropical storm Trami approaches on August 21 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Statues are covered as severe tropical storm Trami approaches on August 21 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Five-year-old Makayla Dunlap casts her line into the Illinois River as she fishes for the first time in Peoria, Illinois, on August 21.
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Five-year-old Makayla Dunlap casts her line into the Illinois River as she fishes for the first time in Peoria, Illinois, on August 21.
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Vacationers sit on a beach on Rugen island in Sellin, Germany, on August 21. Summer returned to North Germany with temperatures above 68 degrees Fahrenheit and much sunshine.
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Vacationers sit on a beach on Rugen island in Sellin, Germany, on August 21. Summer returned to North Germany with temperatures above 68 degrees Fahrenheit and much sunshine.
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A couple wades through a waterlogged area following monsoon rains in Kolkata, India, on August 21. India's monsoon season, which runs from June through September, brings rains that are vital to agriculture, but which cause floods and landslides.
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A couple wades through a waterlogged area following monsoon rains in Kolkata, India, on August 21. India's monsoon season, which runs from June through September, brings rains that are vital to agriculture, but which cause floods and landslides.
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People relax in the sunshine in North London on August 21. Temperatures are expected to reach up to 80 degrees in some parts of the United Kingdom.
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People relax in the sunshine in North London on August 21. Temperatures are expected to reach up to 80 degrees in some parts of the United Kingdom.
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Medics are evacuated after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook a private hospital in Mexico City, on August 21. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the United States Geological Survey reported.
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Medics are evacuated after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook a private hospital in Mexico City, on August 21. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the United States Geological Survey reported.
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Children play in floodwaters in Las Pinas, Philippines, on August 21. Floods reaching as high as six feet swamped a wide area in the northern Philippines, including Manila, after days of heavy rains. More than 1 million people were affected, including more than 280,000 people forced to stay in emergency shelters or with family and friends, according to the National Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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Children play in floodwaters in Las Pinas, Philippines, on August 21. Floods reaching as high as six feet swamped a wide area in the northern Philippines, including Manila, after days of heavy rains. More than 1 million people were affected, including more than 280,000 people forced to stay in emergency shelters or with family and friends, according to the National Risk Reduction and Management Council.
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A girl looks from the door of her home in the flood affected Cape Town, South Africa, on August 21. Over the past two weeks, more than 4,000 residents living in informal settlements in Cape Town have been displaced due to a series of strong cold fronts causing heavy rains, flooding and gale force winds.
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A girl looks from the door of her home in the flood affected Cape Town, South Africa, on August 21. Over the past two weeks, more than 4,000 residents living in informal settlements in Cape Town have been displaced due to a series of strong cold fronts causing heavy rains, flooding and gale force winds.
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A rescuer drops a box of food from a helicopter in Shantou, China, on August 21.
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A rescuer drops a box of food from a helicopter in Shantou, China, on August 21.
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A worker sets up a dam in a flooded street, in Khabarovsk, Russia, on August 21.
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A worker sets up a dam in a flooded street, in Khabarovsk, Russia, on August 21.
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Dark clouds hang over Reichstag, the German parliament Bundestag building, in Berlin, on Tuesday, August 20.
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Dark clouds hang over Reichstag, the German parliament Bundestag building, in Berlin, on Tuesday, August 20.
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Public school teachers block Reforma Avenue, near Senate chambers, in Mexico City, on August 20. The protesting teachers oppose Mexico's educational reform that signed into law earlier this year.
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Public school teachers block Reforma Avenue, near Senate chambers, in Mexico City, on August 20. The protesting teachers oppose Mexico's educational reform that signed into law earlier this year.
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A girl cools off with a bottle of water in Seville, Spain, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Farhrenheit on August 20.
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A girl cools off with a bottle of water in Seville, Spain, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Farhrenheit on August 20.
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Tennis fans at the Winston-Salem Open broke out the umbrellas for shade in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on August 20.
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Tennis fans at the Winston-Salem Open broke out the umbrellas for shade in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on August 20.
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People wade through the streets of Kolkata, India, on August 20.
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People wade through the streets of Kolkata, India, on August 20.
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Brodie Bubel, 9, slides into the water at Eldorado Springs Pool & Resort, in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, on Monday August 19.
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Brodie Bubel, 9, slides into the water at Eldorado Springs Pool & Resort, in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, on Monday August 19.
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People ride on a bamboo raft over floodwaters in Noveleta, Philippines, on August 19.
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People ride on a bamboo raft over floodwaters in Noveleta, Philippines, on August 19.
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Schoolchildren walk to school in heavy rain in Kassel, Germany, on August 19.
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Schoolchildren walk to school in heavy rain in Kassel, Germany, on August 19.
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A rainbow appears over construction flats at a village of Krang Angkrong in Cambodia, on August 19.
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A rainbow appears over construction flats at a village of Krang Angkrong in Cambodia, on August 19.
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A tornado over the Songhua river in Daqing, China, on August 19. The tornado was followed by a hail storm, local media reported.
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A tornado over the Songhua river in Daqing, China, on August 19. The tornado was followed by a hail storm, local media reported.
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A cow walks through a section of forest that was scorched by the Rim fire outside of Camp Mather on August 24, near Groveland, California.
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A cow walks through a section of forest that was scorched by the Rim fire outside of Camp Mather on August 24, near Groveland, California.
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