If all of the heatwaves and forest fires haven’t yet made it clear—the summer this year was an extreme one… just like the ones before it. And unless you’ve been living under an especially cool rock, you probably spent a lot of time making sure you’re drinking enough water, lounging in the shade, and praying for cooler weather.
Our team at Bored Panda has collected some of the most powerful photos from the past few summers to show you just how bad things have gotten and how everyone—person and animal alike—is trying to keep the heat at bay. Scroll down for our compilation of pics, but be careful, they practically radiate heat.
Read on to find out how you can protect your health in the heat, and how you can help your canine companions avoid heatstroke. Vet Catherine Burke, from the PDSA, the UK’s largest veterinary charity, walked Bored Panda through the symptoms to look out for in pets and how to cool them effectively. You’ll find her expert insights below. “It is important to be aware, whilst any dog can develop heatstroke, flat-faced, overweight, giant-breeds, thick-coated, very old, and very young dogs are most at risk,” she warned.
#1 A Stranger Helped Me Save This Squirrel After It Collapsed From Dehydration During The Heatwave. Now She’s Part Of His Family
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#2 Just Chilling, Dog
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#3 How My Dog Got Through The Heatwave In The UK
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#4 It’s Been So Hot, The Nara Deer Ditched Themselves
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#5 Seen Today During The Heat
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#6 This Bear Beating The Heat In Burbank
Officers were on-scene after the bear was spotted in a hillside neighborhood before taking a dip to cool off.
Image source: Burbank Police Department
#7 There Was A Heatwave, So I Tried To Cool Her Down With Ice Cubes. Turned Her Into A Dino Instead
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#8 Heatwave… Gotta Stay Cool
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#9 Baby Bella Cooling Down On A Hot Day
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#10 Postal Worker Cooks Steak On Truck Dashboard To Showcase “Inhumane” Working Conditions During Extreme Heat
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#11 Keeping My Pupper Cool During This Heatwave
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#12 Nice To Know There’s One Place On My Body That I Didn’t Sweat From During This Heatwave
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#13 Irish Sheep Can’t Handle The Heatwave
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#14 This Heat Has The Squirrels Splooting In The Shade To Try To Cool Off
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#15 A/C Stopped Working. Everyone Is Hot. Guess Who Has Set Up Shop In Front Of The Fans And Is Dramatically Melting?
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#16 The Heat Melted This Chain Into The Dumpster At My Work
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#17 Heatwave In Portland
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#18 This Is How We Were Dealing With The Heat In Brazil
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#19 Heatwave In Canada And This Is The Only Water Left At The Supermarket
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#20 An Amazing Guy Feeding Dogs In 45°C Temperature And During Extreme Heatwaves
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#21 Some Candles After A California Heatwave
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#22 When Your A/C Is Broken
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#23 Bailey Staying Cool In The Heat
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#24 This Heatwave Is Not Normal (Arizona)
Climate change or not, this heat is affecting people and plants. The medical examiner reports nearly 300 people passed away during this heatwave. The cactuses in my area are falling over from the heat. This is NOT normal.
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#25 POV: You Are In A Heatwave And Don’t Own An Air Conditioner
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#26 So Hot In Arizona That Before Bringing Chicken Eggs Inside, They Had Already Started To “Hard Boil”
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#27 California Heat Has Made This Fan Very Sad
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#28 Looked Out My Window And Saw These Two Trying To Stay Out Of The Heat
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#29 It’s Been So Hot My Horse’s Rump Is Covered With Salt From Dried Sweat
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#30 How Hot Does It Have To Be To Melt Crayons? Our Junior High Students Discovered That Today’s 100ºF Temperature Did The Job
Image source: Mt. Olive School District #5
#31 You Know It’s Hot When The Palm Trees Melt
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#32 It’s So Hot In San Francisco That My Cat, Who Hates Water And Anything On Her, Let Us Put This Wet Towel Over Her
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#33 Here’s My Munchkin During The Heatwave
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#34 That’s One Way To Beat The Heatwave
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#35 It Was So Hot This Week That My Cola Candy Turned Into Cola
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#36 Central Bilbao, Northern Spain, This Afternoon. It Got Even Higher! I Have Never Seen A 50 Before
Image source: Inma Ferrer
#37 The Marine Heatwave In Florida Is Brutal – It’s Been Truly Heartbreaking Diving Our Outplant Sites These Past Few Days
In just 3.5 weeks, many of our Acerv outplants have bleached completely, and chances of recovery are slim – the hottest months of the year still lie ahead…
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#38 Murphy’s Having A Hard Time In The Heatwave Here In Denmark
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#39 Sonya And I Can’t Wait Until These Rounds Of Summer Heatwaves Are Done For Good (Not Quite Sure If This Counts As A Sploot Or Not)
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#40 This Georgia Heat Tired Out My Bar Guests
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#41 Palm Tree Falls In Spain Due To The Excessive Temperatures Of Nearly 45 Degrees
#42 It’s So Hot In Texas, The Emblem On My Buddy’s Truck Is Melting
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#43 Found This, Felt It Was Appropriate
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#44 Staying In The Shade On A Hot Day
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#45 Australia, Where A Heatwave Will Cause Bitumen To Melt Shoes
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#46 It’s September And Still So Hot The Gum In My Car Exploded
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#47 It Was So Hot My Kickstand Left An Impression On The Asphalt
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#48 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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#49 Starbucks Cup Melted In The Parking Lot Due To Heat
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#50 Las Vegas Heatwave In 2017 Was No Joke… We Fried An Egg – Cooked It In Less Than 10 Minutes
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