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Singer Eloiz sings during a performance dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Bleuet de France during the annual Bastille Day military ceremony on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

Singer Eloiz performs at a concert marking the 100th anniversary of the Bleuet de France, part of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, on July 14, 2025.(Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)

J.J. Spaun celebrates with his caddie, Mark Carens, after sinking a long putt to win the US Open in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 15, 2025. It is the first major title of his career. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

J.J. Spaun and his caddie, Mark Carens, celebrate after he sank a tournament-winning putt to claim his first major title at the U.S. Open in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2025.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

A woman shields herself with an umbrella on a street on Alexanderplatz square during stormy weather in Berlin, Germany on June 26, 2025. (Photo by Annegret Hilse/Reuters)

A woman shelters from stormy weather with an umbrella on Alexanderplatz square in Berlin, Germany, on June 26, 2025.(Photo by Annegret Hilse/Reuters)

Beachgoers enjoy the seaside during warm weather as temperatures rise across the UK, in Brighton, Britain on June 30, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

Beachgoers flock to the seaside in Brighton, UK, to enjoy a spell of warm weather on June 30, 2025.(Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)

This aerial photograph shows people sunbathing on a beach in Vlora, some 160 km South West of Tirana, Albania, on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Beci/AFP Photo)

Aerial photo shows sunbathers on a beach in Vlora, approximately 160 km southwest of Tirana, Albania, on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Beci/AFP Photo)

Svetlana from Russia cools off in the Trocadero Fountain next to the Eiffel Tower as an early summer heatwave hits Paris, France, on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Reuters)

Svetlana, a tourist from Russia, cools off in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower during an early summer heatwave in Paris, France, on July 1, 2025.(Photo by Tom Nicholson/Reuters)

A man protects himself from the heat with an umbrella during a demonstration during a sweltering summer day on July 1, 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. Weather forecasters are predicting record high temperatures for early July today and tomorrow as a heat wave sweeps the country. (Photo by Florian Wiegand/Getty Images)

A demonstrator uses an umbrella for shade on a sweltering summer day in Frankfurt, Germany, July 1, 2025. Meteorologists predicted record-breaking temperatures as a heatwave swept across the country.(Photo by Florian Wiegand/Getty Images)

A winegrower working at the Romanée Conti estate protects himself from the sun under an umbrella as temperatures in France are expected to hit a peak, according to the Meteo France weather agency, with some areas expected to soar beyond 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), in Vosne Romanée, central eastern France, on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Arnaud Finistre/AFP Photo)

A vineyard worker at the Romanée-Conti estate uses an umbrella for protection from the sun amid a severe heatwave in Vosne-Romanée, France, on July 1, 2025. Temperatures were forecast to exceed 40°C (104°F).(Photo by Arnaud Finistre/AFP Photo)

A tourist with an umbrella stands on Filopappou Hill as Athens stretches out in the background, Monday, July 7, 2025, while authorities in Greece impose mandatory work stoppages in parts of the country where temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). (Photo by Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)

A tourist stands with an umbrella on Filopappou Hill with Athens in the background, July 7, 2025. Greek authorities imposed mandatory work stoppages in regions where temperatures were expected to surpass 40°C (104°F).(Photo by Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo)

Tourists protect themselves from the sun with umbrellas while waiting to get access to the Acropolis hill in Athens on July 1, 2025. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP Photo)

Tourists use umbrellas for shade while waiting in line to visit the Acropolis in Athens during a heatwave, July 1, 2025.(Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP Photo)

People wait at the iconic Shibuya crossroad shield themselves with a parasol on June 17, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan, as Japan's capital is sweltering under an unusually intense heatwave. With temperatures reaching 34°C today in central Tokyo, the city is nearing its all-time June heat record. This early-season extreme event is rapidly becoming one of the year's defining climate stories. (Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Commuters shield themselves with parasols at Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya crossing during an intense June heatwave on June 17, 2025. With temperatures hitting 34°C, the city neared its all-time June record.(Photo by David Mareuil/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Artists James Craig Page (left) and Pontus Jansson practice balancing rocks on Bayswell Beach in Dunbar, ahead of the European Land Art Festival (ELAF) in East Lothian on Monday, July 14, 2025. The Festival is a week-long event and includes nature artists from all around the world creating sand drawings, wood sculptures and stone stacks using only materials found along the coast. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)

Artists James Craig Page (L) and Pontus Jansson practice rock balancing on Bayswell Beach in Dunbar, Scotland, ahead of the European Land Art Festival (ELAF) on July 14, 2025. The festival features artists creating works using natural materials found on the coast.(Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)

A person uses an umbrella as protection from the sun at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, on June 18, 2025, as a heatwave hits Spain. (Photo by Javier Soriano/AFP Photo)

A pedestrian uses an umbrella for sun protection at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Spain, during a heatwave on June 18, 2025.(Photo by Javier Soriano/AFP Photo)

People holding umbrellas gather to attend a prayer ceremony celebrating the 90th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the Main Tibetan Temple as it rains in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, on July 6, 2025. Calling himself a “simple Buddhist monk” who usually didn't celebrate birthdays, the Dalai Lama marked his 90th on July 6 by praying for peace after China insisted it would have final say on who succeeded the Tibetan spiritual leader. (Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)

Attendees hold umbrellas during a rain-soaked prayer ceremony for the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, India, on July 6, 2025.(Photo by Niharika Kulkarni/AFP Photo)

Tourists take shelter from the sudden heavy rain following the impact of Typhoon Danas on July 8, 2025 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. East China's Zhejiang Province has elevated its typhoon emergency response to Level III at 10 a.m. on July 7 as Typhoon Danas, the fourth typhoon of this year, moves closer. (Photo by Lin Yunlong/Zhejiang Daily Press Group/VCG via Getty Images)

Tourists take shelter from a sudden downpour brought by Typhoon Danas in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on July 8, 2025. The province had raised its typhoon emergency response ahead of the storm’s arrival.(Photo by Lin Yunlong/Zhejiang Daily Press Group/VCG via Getty Images)

Raymond Hinze
Raymond Hinze is a writer and IT consultant with nearly 20 years of experience across the private and public sectors. He's worked as a writer, trainer, technical support person, delivery manager, system admin, and various other roles that involve getting people and technology to work together.