To say that summer has been crazy this year would be an understatement. The United Kingdom was in the midst of a blistering heatwave just a few weeks back. Reports of heatwaves and fires scorching Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia also emerged in June and July. Naturally, this led people – and animals – to find innovative ways to beat the heat.
Here, we have gathered some pictures that perfectly illustrate how we’ve all felt this summer. See how people around the world are handling the rising temperatures – from pigs going for a swim to dogs cooling off in convenience stores.
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1. A shop owner in Turkey let these kittens sleep on the top of the freezer of his shop, as it was too hot outside
2. The best way to beat the heat? An ice cold can on a warm belly...
3. It was so hot that this little guy decided to lick the condensation off someone’s drink
4. Thailand's summers can be pretty hot!
5. This guy in Arizona heat did not want his dog’s paws to burn, so he pulled him in a cooler
6. A farmer took a couple of his pigs to go swimming during the heatwave in the Netherlands
7. "A security man in Egypt decided to cover the dog's paws to protect him from the hot pavement."
8. Smart sheep
9. Poor guy got dehydrated in the blazing sun before a noble soul gave him some water
10. When the temperatures touched 40°C, this doggie found some respite in a convenience store
11. When it finally rains after a few unbearably hot summer days
12. Australian summers can be hot, but this time, it was a little extreme
13. When it’s so hot out that you need to take a break from doing your foxy things
14. Never leave your cassette adapter in the car in the hot sun
15. Hot Australian days have melted this wax Buddha idol into slumber
16. Beat the heat
17. There's something shady about this picture
18. Feeling hot, hot, hot!
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