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50 Raw And Funny Pics From People Who Were Just Trying To Get Through A Summer Heatwave (New Pics)
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.
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#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
#3
How My Dog Got Through The Heatwave In The UK
#4
It’s Been So Hot, The Nara Deer Ditched Themselves
Potty pagan panda 3 years ago
Coolest place they could find. They’re beautiful and definitely not stupid
#5
Seen Today During The Heat
#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.
#7
There Was A Heatwave, So I Tried To Cool Her Down With Ice Cubes. Turned Her Into A Dino Instead
#8
Heatwave... Gotta Stay Cool
#9
Baby Bella Cooling Down On A Hot Day
#10
Postal Worker Cooks Steak On Truck Dashboard To Showcase “Inhumane” Working Conditions During Extreme Heat
#11
Keeping My Pupper Cool During This Heatwave
#12
Nice To Know There's One Place On My Body That I Didn't Sweat From During This Heatwave
#13
Irish Sheep Can't Handle The Heatwave
Sue Denham 3 years ago
Or are just plain smart. (Also: Question - if it rained would they shrink?)
#14
This Heat Has The Squirrels Splooting In The Shade To Try To Cool Off
#15
A/C Stopped Working. Everyone Is Hot. Guess Who Has Set Up Shop In Front Of The Fans And Is Dramatically Melting?
RedPandasStandUprightWithPawsUpToLookIntimidating 3 years ago
You wear a fur coat and try not to melt! No drama at all.
#16
The Heat Melted This Chain Into The Dumpster At My Work
#17
Heatwave In Portland
#18
This Is How We Were Dealing With The Heat In Brazil
Sue Denham 3 years ago
Oof! I'm trying hard not to imagine what is holding the umbrella upright. No, no, no, no, no - don't think about it.
#19
Heatwave In Canada And This Is The Only Water Left At The Supermarket
Mad Dragon 3 years ago
Can someone clue me into the problem with the Nestle? Is it a taste issue or maybe less than honest business practices?
#20
An Amazing Guy Feeding Dogs In 45°C Temperature And During Extreme Heatwaves
#21
Some Candles After A California Heatwave
#22
When Your A/C Is Broken
#23
Bailey Staying Cool In The Heat
#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.
#25
POV: You Are In A Heatwave And Don’t Own An Air Conditioner
#26
So Hot In Arizona That Before Bringing Chicken Eggs Inside, They Had Already Started To "Hard Boil"
#27
California Heat Has Made This Fan Very Sad
#28
Looked Out My Window And Saw These Two Trying To Stay Out Of The Heat
#29
It’s Been So Hot My Horse’s Rump Is Covered With Salt From Dried Sweat
#30
How Hot Does It Have To Be To Melt Crayons? Our Junior High Students Discovered That Today’s 100ºF Temperature Did The Job
#31
You Know It's Hot When The Palm Trees Melt
#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
#33
Here’s My Munchkin During The Heatwave
#34
That's One Way To Beat The Heatwave
#35
It Was So Hot This Week That My Cola Candy Turned Into Cola
#36
Central Bilbao, Northern Spain, This Afternoon. It Got Even Higher! I Have Never Seen A 50 Before
#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…
#38
Murphy's Having A Hard Time In The Heatwave Here In Denmark
#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)
#40
This Georgia Heat Tired Out My Bar Guests
#41
Palm Tree Falls In Spain Due To The Excessive Temperatures Of Nearly 45 Degrees
ur shoebox 3 years ago
Palm trees usually can handle heat as it can reach up to 50 degrees in the gulf BUT EVEN THE PALM TREE COULDN'T HANDLE IT LMAO
#42
It's So Hot In Texas, The Emblem On My Buddy's Truck Is Melting
VioletHunter 3 years ago
They might reconsider whether this area is fit for human habitation after all...
#43
Found This, Felt It Was Appropriate
#44
Staying In The Shade On A Hot Day
#45
Australia, Where A Heatwave Will Cause Bitumen To Melt Shoes
#46
It’s September And Still So Hot The Gum In My Car Exploded
#47
It Was So Hot My Kickstand Left An Impression On The Asphalt
Jill Bussey 3 years ago
Mind the bike doesn't fall over. Carry a small block of wood to spread the load of the kickstand foot.
#48
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
ADHORTATOR 3 years ago
I' ve been at Zabriskie Point in 2016, 52° C (125° F).... it was like siting in an oven
#49
Starbucks Cup Melted In The Parking Lot Due To Heat
#50
Las Vegas Heatwave In 2017 Was No Joke... We Fried An Egg - Cooked It In Less Than 10 Minutes
#51
The Sun Melted My CD Case In My Car
#52
My Dad Put Our Kit Kats In The AC So They Wouldn't Melt
#53
Window Unit In SUV To Stay Cool In Texas Heat
#54
These M&M's Have All Expanded And Cracked From The Heat In Las Vegas
Maria Rodriguez 3 years ago
Old dried out rotten m&M's not damaged from heat. Those would be melted not exploding powdery mess
#56
What 115 Degrees Of California Heat Does To A 50-Year-Old Mulberry Tree
#57
Good Lord
#58
Preheating The Grill... I Hadn't Turned It On Yet
#59
Home Office During The Heatwave - Rough Day
#60
It Was So Hot In The Van Today That One Of My Packages Exploded
Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
remind me of "Airplane ! " : fly statut: r******d, r******d, explosed.
#61
Left Some Soda In My Car. The Heat Made The Entire Top Pop Right Off The Can And Shower My Interior With Diet Dr. Pepper
#62
San Francisco's Response To Record Heat. Not A Single Fan Left
#63
The Heat Is Melting The Glue In My Car
#65
Actual Photo Of Me Getting Hit By The Texas Heat After 5 Days In NYC With Clients And Friends. It's Been In Triple Digits For Well Over 30 Days
NYC was sunny and in the 70's there was even some wet stuff that fell from the sky - I believe they call it rain. I'm not sure we haven't seen any in Texas in over 70 days.
#66
It’s So Hot In Phoenix That Our Cactus Is Cooking. Been Here 9 Years, Never Seen This
Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
botanical question: does the plant do so "voluntarily" to preserve its water reserve?
#67
I Came Back To My Car And It Was So Hot The Sun Melted The Glue Off And My Webcam Fell Apart
Mimi La Souris 3 years ago
same with the supposed to be forever glue of my garage beep, it melt for 6 cm on my dashboard, now I have a 6 cm forever gluing trace of snail slime ^-^
#68
Keeping It Cool In The Studio… Literally (I Was Out In The Heat Earlier). Hope Y’all Are Keeping Cool Over The Next Few Days
#69
Remember The Heatwave? This Bus Stop Poster Remembers
#70
Infrastructure In Edmonton, Canada Bends And Buckles Under Heatwave
Petra Schaap 3 years ago
couple of years ago BF had to leave the highway in belgium because it was so hot it melted and got up like this.
#71
Tarmac Got So Hot, It Stuck To The Tire
#72
Reminder To Bring In Your 12 Packs During This Heatwave (Left In The Car)
#73
Good Morning, Des Moines! It’s Shaping Up To Be The Hottest Day Of The Year So Far, So Today We’re Baking Cookies In This Lovely Pre-Owned Mazda CX-30
#75
How This Candle Melted In The Sun's Heat
#76
Forgot My IB Gels In The Car, In This Triple-Digit Heat, And They Fused Together Into One Big Mass
#77
Young Live Oak Tree Went From Very Healthy Dark Green To Completely Crispy Brown In 4 Days
Live in Texas with a brutal heatwave this year. I water the yard with a sprinkler every day this summer, but the moment I switched to every other day earlier this week, this happened to one of my trees. The other is still healthy. What happened here? Can I save it?!
arthbach 3 years ago
Why on earth are people watering grass in a heatwave?! Use water for important things, like food crops. One way to make a serious difference is to have a shower in the bath. Put the plug in to collect the water, and use an environmentally friendly bodywash. This water can then be used on the garden, or use to flush loos, etc.
#78
The Summer In Texas Was So Hot My Wife's Phone Mount Melted
#79
A/C Gave Out 2 Days Ago And It's 83 Degrees In My House. This'll Do
#80
This Summer Heat Was Not Kind To This Ballpen. Still Works And Doing Its Duty Like An Old Hero
#81
Apparently, The Recent Heatwave Was Hot Enough To Melt My N Sticker To My Car
#82
The Heatwave In England Is So Bad That My Sweat Dried Out And Left Salt Covering My Shirt
Alexandria Tyme 3 years ago
We seemed have nothing but rain in the UK since June this year (2023) not sure where or when there was a heatwave. It's now 1st September and I think this was the first day without rain, though it was misty this morning in Chester
#83
Intense Marine Heatwave Developing Around Florida
Verena 3 years ago
The worrying part of this:It will affect the ocean streams. Once it gets too warm in the north, the gulf stream will stop and this will have a devastating effect on Europe. The winters will be cruel. People don't understand that a climate change is ongoing, so no matter if this is not, partly or entirely caused by human activity, it does not mean "hey, nice warm weather, I like". It does mean more extreme weather, above and below sea level. More intense heat, cold, storms, rain, hail. The planet does not care, it will survive without any living thing. But do we want to survive, and the animals we love and the plants? If yes, then it is time to be smart.
#84
It's Hot As Hell. That Was The Wall Temperature On Our Deck. Air Temp Is About 101°F Right Now But That Wall Has Been Baking In The Sun All Afternoon
#85
I Forgot If I Was Driving My Car Or Baking Cookies
#86
Bit Of A Dry Turf Than Usual, The Summer Heatwave Without Sprinklers Around Really Has A Huge Impact
cerinamroth 3 years ago
Golf courses are a huge drain on natural resources, just for wealthier people to have a few hours of fun. Bleugh.
#87
I Left These In My Car, And It Got So Hot That The Glue Melted. Is There Any Point In Fixing Them?
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Jo Davies 3 years ago
I am leaving South Africa for the UK in November, coming back end January. Would rather travel the cold!
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Lawrencium 3 years ago
It's a good thing climate change isn't a thing, or this would be really concerning! /sarcasm
Jo Davies 3 years ago
I am leaving South Africa for the UK in November, coming back end January. Would rather travel the cold!
Load More Replies... Lawrencium 3 years ago
It's a good thing climate change isn't a thing, or this would be really concerning! /sarcasm
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