Tourists take shelter as they walk in front of the Rome'a ancient Colosseum, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Heat and drought are affecting communities around the world, lowering water levels and sending people and animals in search of relief. The hot, dry weather is reshaping landscapes and daily life.
Boats sit on dry ground as water levels have dropped on the Danube River in Novi Sad, Serbia, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)A woman is silhouetted as she walks through dried grass in Green Park on a hot day amid drought conditions in London, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)A crow flies over a dry bank of river Danube after a long time of drought in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)Palestinians cool off in the Mediterranean Sea during a heat wave in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Usually submerged areas of the Danube River are exposed amid exceptionally low water levels, in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda)Rio, a 9-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, cools off in a kiddie pool at Libbit Park in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)Remains of the post-World War II Patton Bridge are exposed during historically low water levels of the Rhine River during a heat wave and a prolonged drought, across from the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)Houseboat owners pull up water for plants from the Waal river in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, during drought conditions. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)Boats sit on dry ground as water levels have dropped on the Danube River in Novi Sad, Serbia, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)A man splashes water on a horse to cool it off next to a bank of sand on the Danube River, as usually submerged areas are exposed due to extreme low levels of the water following an extended period of drought in Roseti, Romania, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)A truck sprays water during a hot day in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)A frog floats in a puddle in an area that is usually submerged along the Danube River that is exposed due to low water levels in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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