Keeping Cool

Monkeys cool off in a pool at a zoo in 郑州 (Zhèngzhōu), China, after high temperatures led authorities to issue an orange alert, in 河南省 (Hénán province). Photo: 马健 (Mǎ Jiàn)/VCG/Getty Images.

Circular wing

A woman holds an umbrella in Lafayette Park near the White House during a heatwave in Washington, D.C., United States. Photo: Eric Thayer/Reuters.

Water Earth Fire Air

A girl stands among the cooling jets of a fountain during a heatwave in London, United Kingdom. Photo: Andrew Winning/Reuters.

Domino Sugar Refinery

A woman lies in Domino Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, United States as a heatwave continues to affect the region. Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters.

Starry Sky

The poorest residents of 上海 (Shànghǎi), China took over the streets for surviving the heat of their cramped houses and apartments by sleeping outside on benches or directly on the asphalt. Photo: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images.

Spot the Difference

An aerial picture showing parasols on a beach of the Adriatic Sea in Durrës, Albania, as a heatwave sweeps across Europe. Photo: AFP/Gent Shkullaku.

La Mer écrite

A smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) plays in a pool to cool off at the Zoo de La Flèche in La Flèche, France, as a heatwave sweeps across Northern Europe. Photo: AFP/Jean-François Monier.

Rainmaking

People play in fountains outside the Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank in London, United Kingdom. Photo: Henry Nicholls/Reuters.

Сладкая жизнь (The Sweet Life)

A girl cools off in a fountain at Manezhnaya Square on a warm summer day in downtown Moscow, Russia. Photo: AFP/Yuri Kadobnov.

Hot Sleep

A vendor sleeps in her stall at a market in Seoul as temperatures in the city reach 39 degrees, the highest in 111 years. Photo: AFP/Ed Jones.

Summer Sleep-Away

People taking a nap on 上海 (Shànghǎi)’s 外滩 (Bund) as temperatures reached almost 40 degrees Celsius. Photo: AFP.

Fish Hats

Two girls drink water with the background of Brunelleschi’s dome of Florence Cathedral during a heat wave in Florence, Italy. Temperatures are expected to reach 35-40 degrees Celsius. Photo: Maurizio Degl’Innocenti/EPA.

Weather forecasting

Saint-Malo, France: People enjoy the warm weather on the beach. The French national meteorological service, Météo France, is forecasting record temperatures in the west of the country. Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images.

Ola de calor

Madrid, Spain: A woman carries a bottle of water at the end of another hot day in the city. Photo: Paul White/AP.