Researchers from ETH Zurich conduct fieldwork among crevasses on the Rhône Glacier near Gletsch, Switzerland, on August 22, 2025. Following a summer of record-breaking European heat and low snowfall, one of Switzerland’s largest glaciers faces another year of significant melt.(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
A participant reacts during the annual “Tomatina” tomato-throwing festival in Buñol, Spain, on August 27, 2025.(Photo by Alberto Saiz/AP Photo)
The world’s tallest bridge, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China, undergoes a critical load test on August 25, 2025, ahead of its scheduled opening the following month.(Photo by Chen Xi/VCG/Getty Images)
An aerial photograph captures crowds cooling off at a beach in Qingdao, China, during a summer heatwave on August 18, 2025.(Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)
Onlookers stand near a lava flow from Mount Etna during its ongoing eruption on August 28, 2025. The volcano, which became active on August 10, has seen sustained activity for weeks. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano/AFP Photo)
An aerial view shows houses in the Swiss village of Blatten submerged on August 24, 2025, months after a massive landslide on May 28. The event, which killed one person, sent millions of cubic meters of rock and ice into the valley, damming the Lonza River and flooding the village. Scientists suggest melting permafrost and glacial retreat were contributing factors.(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The carcass of a beached whale is seen from above on a beach in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on August 19, 2025.(Photo by Guillermo Arias/AFP Photo)
Crane operators unload imported iron ore from a cargo ship at the port of Qingdao, China, on August 27, 2025.(Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)
Dense weeds cover sections of the Tunca River in Edirne, Türkiye, on August 30, 2025, where the flow has ceased due to severe drought.(Photo by Gokhan Zobar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A nesting gannet and its chick are seen at Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, UK, on August 27, 2025. The chalk cliffs have attracted over 250,000 seabirds for the annual breeding season.(Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images)
Residents cool off at a water park in Nanjing, China, on August 23, 2025, as scorching summer temperatures fuel the country’s “cooling economy.”(Photo by Fang Dongxu/VCG via Getty Images)
A water pump operates along the Euphrates River to irrigate drought-affected marshlands in Basra, Iraq, on August 20, 2025. As one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, Iraq is experiencing severe water scarcity.(Photo by Mohammed Aty/Reuters)
A drone view shows traditional salt evaporation ponds in Anfeh, Lebanon, on August 22, 2025. Artisanal salt production is a long-standing tradition here, where seawater is channeled into basins and evaporated by the sun and wind.(Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA)
Moviegoers watch a film at an open-air cinema on a shopping mall rooftop along São Paulo’s Paulista Avenue on August 30, 2025.(Photo by Andre Penner/AP Photo)
This satellite image from Maxar Technologies, released on September 3, 2025, shows the mud and debris that buried the mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan’s Jebel Marra region. A landslide triggered by heavy rains devastated the area, with local authorities reporting hundreds of fatalities.(Photo by Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies/AFP Photo)
