Unrelenting heat grips millions around the globe
As heat advisories stretch across the U.S., millions around the world are doing what they can to deal with scorching conditions.


















































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A woman surfs a longboard as the sun sets on a hot day Thursday, July 13, in Encinitas, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tourists protect a sleeping child from the sun as they visit the Hollywood sign landmark in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 12.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A jet takes flight from Sky Harbor International Airport as the sun sets, Wednesday, July 12, in Phoenix.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk along the Las Vegas Strip by cooling misters Thursday, July 13, in Las Vegas.THE STANDARD-TIMES VIA AP
Ja-Veah Cheney, 9, pours water over her head, taking shelter from the sweltering heat at the splash pad station at Riverside Park in New Bedford, Mass., on July 12.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Migrants stop for a water break as they walk in the Rio Grande behind concertina wire as they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, July 11.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman fans herself in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 10.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman enjoys the sun in the Tuileries gardens, Monday, July 10, in Paris where temperatures are expected to rise.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman uses an umbrella to take shelter from the sun as she walks in downtown Rome, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man holds an umbrella as he and other tourists enters the ancient Acropolis hill during a heat wave, in Athens, Greece, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People spend time in a public pool in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, July 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Icelandic horse is sprayed with water at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, July 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A little girl touches her father's head as they are engulfed by mist from a public fountain in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Youngsters cool off in the river Arges, outside Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, July 12.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy shows off his swimming skills while cooling off in the river Arges, outside Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, July 12.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man pushes a trolley with bottles of water on a hot summer day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman has a break in the shade under Galata bridge on a hot summer day in Istanbul, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iraqi men and their sons swim in the Tigris river to beat the heat in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Men shower at a public beach as they take refuge from a summer heat wave in Tel Aviv, Israel on Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children cool off in Ein Aviel springs near the community of Aviel, Israel, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man cools off at a fountain during a sunny day in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Youths jump into a commercial swimming pool to cool themselves off in Peshawar, Pakistan, Thursday, July 13.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman from Niger carries her baby and a bottle of water on her head, Saturday, July 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman wearing sun protection headgear and sunglasses swims as residents cool off on a sweltering day at an urban waterway in Beijing, Monday, July 10.