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  1. Smoke from massive wildfires in Canada engulfed the New York City skyline, reducing visibility and casting an orange haze over the New York City, United States on July 16, 2026.

  2. A US Park Police officer sits on a motorbike in front of the Washington Monument, with American flags in the background

  3. Man walks through road and looks up at sign that says 118 degrees and 05:15 pm

  4. Cooling towers release water vapor at the Jaenschwalde lignite-fired power station in Jaenschwalde, Germany

  5. Two women in sunglasses fan themselves, with blue sky and sunshine overhead, while visiting London Zoo on 9 July.

  6. Woman holding spotty open umbrella wearing a dark coat walking on a busy street

  7. A woman with her face covered by her hand-held fan, with the River Thames and London Eye in the background

  8. Students sitting their exams, taken from above in an aerial view. They are wearing shirts and ties and sitting at individual desks, writing their exam papers.

  9. Four people strolling in the sunshine wearing shorts, one person is carrying an umbrella.

  10. Two young women in sunglasses walking in the sun with brightly coloured fans near their faces. One of them is wearing bright pink heart shaped sunglasses

  11. A person stands silhouetted in the shade at the side of Trafalgar Square, and holds misting spray up to their head to help cool themselves down, with Nelson's column in the background and people and a bus walking past.

  12. A wide aerial view of Wakefield's city centre surrounded by a dense residential and commercial area. At the centre of the scene stands a tall, pointed church spire made of dark stone, rising prominently above the surrounding buildings. The church beneath the spire is constructed from similar stone and includes a clock face that is visible on the tower.

  13. A ship is docked harbourside. It is mainly red-coloured with a white middle deck.

  14. People on The Long Walk in Windsor, Berkshire. Extreme heat across the UK is causing early harvests and forcing local authorities to introduce hosepipe bans as forecasters confirm that last month was western Europe's hottest June on record.

    15. A person adjusts uses a hosepipe sprinkler to water pink flowers in a garden. IN the background are blurred bushes and other tall flowers.

    • A woman walks with an umbrella to protect herself from the sun in Toronto, Ontario

    • A chestnut brown boxer type dog wearing sunglasses lying on grass beside a tarmacked road. The dog is panting.

    • A woman wearing a black top holding a black handheld electric fan.

    • A man, woman and child stand behind a cemented barricade with backs to the camera, looking at muddy waters in a coastal region. There is a rocky shore and a few buildings to the right. The woman's hair is tossed into the air and the child is holding on to the barricade.

      • A lady in a black vest top stands in front of a wooden fence with the sign to a preschool attached to it.

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      • 'Gus' the T. rex - an assembled skeleton of a T-Rex dinosaur standing on plinths - stands outside in the Badlands territory of South Dakota on a cloudy grey day against the backdrop of mountains and brown shrubland

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        Man wearing purple t shirt stood in a polytunnel filled with growing plants.

      • A busy beach on a summer day shows several blue and white sun-loungers and beach umbrellas. The tide is out, with many people in the shallow waves. There are also several sunbathers on the sand. In the background, green hills and trees rise above the bay.