Hard Rain Falling

Rainin’ in the Wind

Early in the morning on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, a cloudburst fell over Florence, causing floods and damages to roads and bunds. By early afternoon, sun finally came out from behind the clouds, but rivers and streams were still swollen and brown.

The Sheltering Sky

People cool themselves off in a fountain in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP.

挪亚方舟 (Noah’s Ark)

A drone view shows roads submerged in floodwaters following heavy rainfall, in 清远 (Qīngyuǎn), 广东省 (Guǎngdōng province), China. Photo: 王廷樞 (Wáng Tíngshū)/Reuters.

Summer Rain

The 永定河 (Yǒngdìng River) breaks its banks after heavy rains in 北京 (Běijīng), China. Photo: CNS/AFP/Getty Images.

Tea in the Desert

Women at a drinking fountain in Hyde Park, London, England. Photo: Sarah Lee/The Guardian.

Hot Issues

Two women dip their heads into the fountain to cool off in Trafalgar Square on July 19 in London. The Met Office issued its first red extreme heat warning in England, from London and the south-east up to York and Manchester. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images.

Land, Light, Wind and Water

Rescue workers set up a lamp after Typhoon Lekima hit a village in 温州 (Wēnzhōu), 浙江省 (Zhèjiāng province), China, August 11, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Stringer.

Drifting in the Rain

A car is devastated by the flood water due to rainstorms caused by Typhoon Lekima, the ninth typhoon of the year, in 济南 (Jǐnán), 山东省 (Shāndōng province), China. Photo: Rex/Shutterstock.

Through the Storm

People walk in the rainstorm as Typhoon Lekima approaches in 上海 (Shànghǎi), China. Photo: 阿里宋 (Ālǐ Sòng)/Reuters.

颱風利奇馬 (Typhoon Lekima)

Vehicles damaged after Typhoon Lekima made landfall in 乐清 (Yuèqīng), 浙江省 (Zhèjiāng province), China on August 9, 2019. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images.

游泳池 (Paddling pool)

Rescue workers wade through flood waters as they evacuate a woman with an inflatable swimming pool on a street following heavy rainfall in 萍乡 (Píngxiāng), 江西省 (Jiāngxī province), China. Photo: China Stringer Network/Reuters.

Dog days

Paris, France: A woman cools herself down in the Trocadéro fountain, with the Eiffel Tower on the background. Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images.

沙尘暴 (Dust storm)

A sandstorm hit the city of 张掖 (Zhāngyè) in 甘肃省 (Gānsù province), China on November 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Stringer.

Tea for Two

A cyclist rides past people wearing animal costumes during heavy snowfall in Kiev, Ukraine. Photo: AFP/Sergei Supinsky.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

The floods did not dampen the romance for one couple in Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. Photo: Stefano Mazzola/Awakening/Getty Images.

A Night in the Booth

A woman sleeps in a photo booth of the Lisieux Station in northwestern France after trains were cancelled due to debris on the track following a thunderstorm. Photo: AFP/Charly Triballeau.

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.

On the Spur of the Moment

A pedestrian wearing an unusual hat walks through the snow as a blizzard hits central London, England. Photo: AFP/Tolga Akmen.