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Tourists take shelter as they walk in front of the Rome'a ancient Colosseum, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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A truck sprays water during a hot day in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dmitri Lovetsky
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Usually submerged areas of the Danube River are exposed amid exceptionally low water levels, in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. | Photo: AP/ Vadim Ghirda
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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. | Photo: AP/Andreea Alexandru
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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. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Houseboat owners pull up water for plants from the Waal river in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Thursday, July 30, 2026, during drought conditions. | Photo: AP/Patrick Post
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Boats sit on dry ground as water levels have dropped on the Danube River in Novi Sad, Serbia, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic
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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. | Photo: AP/Andreea Alexandru
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Boats sit on dry ground as water levels have dropped on the Danube River in Novi Sad, Serbia, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic
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A crow flies over a dry bank of river Danube after a long time of drought in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic


















