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Aftermath of the fire : The sun is seen behind a burnt tree after a wildfire in the village of Medas, near Castelo de Paiva, 50 kilometres from Porto, northern Portugal. (AFP/Miguel Riopa) -
The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City July 4, 2005. REUTERS/Seth Wenig -
Rainy Berlin : A couple walks under an umbrella in a park as rain battered Berlin. The capital's high temperatures have given way to stormy weather. (AFP/DDP/Marcus Brandt) -
Running for cover : Two Pakistani men rush to their destination as it starts raining in the capital of Islamabad. (AFP/Jewel Samad) -
Tubers float down the Guadalupe River, Wednesday, July 6, 2005, in New Braunfels, Texas. Wednesday's weather was partly cloudy and reached a high of 101 degrees. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) -
Seven-year-old trained chimpanzee, Rudi, pretends to play golf during 'the animal wonder stage' at the Everland in Yongin, about 50 km (31 miles) south of Seoul, July 6, 2005. South Korea's major amusement park Everland launched a new animal show on July to attract more guests. REUTERS/You Sung-Ho -
Reef Ray : A Spotted Reef Stingray (Taeniura Lymma), from Dasyatididae species, is seen on the sand in the depths of Ras Mohammed protection area near Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. (AFP/Tarik Tinazay) -
Fireworks light up the sky over the Iwo Jima memorial marking the Fourth of July in Arlington, July 4, 2005. The memorial is located across the Potomac River adjacent to Washington, DC. REUTERS/Shaun Heasley -
Sunflowers cover a field near the Tuscan city of Siena July 1, 2005. Global climate change will bring hotter, drier summers to the Mediterranean and hit two of the region's biggest earners, agriculture and tourism, according to a study released by environmental group World Wildlife Fund on Friday. The study forecast what would happen if the world's average temperature increased by two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in the period 2031-2060 -- a situation many scientists believe probable due to the greenhouse effect. REUTERS/Chris Helgren -
Two sisters from New Zealand who are biking across Canada watch as cowboys trail 200 bronc horses along Highway 56 near Hussar, Canada, June 30, 2005. The bronc horses which are owned by the Calgary Stampede will travel 206 km (128 miles) over six days from their ranch in Hanna to Calgary, where they will compete in rodeo events at the Calgary Stampede. REUTERS/Patrick Price -
Entertaining visitors : A dancer dressed in African costume entertains visitors at the entrance of the Singapore Zoo. (AFP/Roslan Rahman) -
A Chinese woman walks in a farm in Luoding, southern China's Guangdong province June 26, 2005. The World Bank's director for China said on June 28 Beijing's fixed exchange rate policy was a 'legitimate choice' and not a manipulation of the yuan currency, despite escalating rhetoric from Washington. 'I don't agree with any of the criticisms of China that it is manipulating its exchange rate,' David Dollar told a meeting of the Washington-based Center for Global Development. (Jason Lee/Reuters) -
Fireworks explode over tallships sailing in the Solent off the coast of Portsmouth, southern England, during events to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar June 28, 2005. Britain's Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday conducted the world's biggest naval review, off the southern English coast, to commemorate British naval hero Horatio Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar 200 years ago. REUTERS/Mike Finn-Kelcey -
Retardant : A plane dumps retardant on a raging fire in a wooded area in Martorell near Barcelona. (AFP/Cesar Rangel) -
On tap : A nightingale cools off with tap water in Islamabad. (AFP/Jewel Samad) -
Flying home : A flock of birds fly home as the sun sets ending the longest day of the year in Lahore. (AFP/Arif Ali) -
A man runs along Sydney's Long Reef Beach at sunset on the shortest day of the year, known as the winter solstice, June 21, 2005. The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year in the southern hemisphere, with 44 percent less sunlight than the longest day, also known as the summer solstice. REUTERS/David Gray -
A Chinese worker sprays antiseptic in a pipe with a diameter of 2.6 m (8.5 feet) at a drinking water project in Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang province June 21, 2005. It is 'a task of top priority' to build a water-saving society since the per-capita share of water resource in China is less than one third of the world's average, Xinhua News Agency reported. CHINA OUT REUTERS/China Newsphoto -
Pakistani men take bath to cool down from a severe heat wave in the capital Islamabad June 21, 2005. More than 40 people have been killed across Pakistan by extremely hot weather and the searing temperatures are expected to last at least a couple more days, officials said on Tuesday. Most of the fatalities have come in the central province of Punjab, the country's most populous province, where temperatures soared to 48 degree Celsius (118 F) on Monday. Tuesday might get even hotter, a weather official said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed -
A man climbs onto the stones as the sun rises on the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. A colourful crowd of 20,000 people gathered at Stonehenge, an ancient circle of stones in England, to witness the dawning of the longest day of the year(AFP/John D. McHugh) -
A dog walks past painted horses at the opening of the Horse Parade exhibition at the Jubilee Park in Brussels June 21, 2005. One hundred and seventy horses have been decorated for a three-month exhibition, which will travel across Belgium to promote art before being sold for charity. REUTERS/Thierry Roge -
In this photo released by NOAA, Hurricane Emily is shown in a satellite image recorded at 2:45 p.m. EDT Saturday, July 16, 2005, as it was located southwest of Kingston, Jamaica. Emily's winds strengthened Saturday to 155 mph, passing south of Jamaica and on track to make a direct hit at Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. (AP Photo/NOAA) -
Tourists arrive at Isla Mujeres, at the southeastern Mexican seaside resort town of Cancun, as Hurricane Emily approaches July 16, 2005. Thousands of sun seekers abandoned the palm-fringed Caribbean beaches around Cancun, Mexico, on Saturday, and local fishermen fled for cover as powerful Hurricane Emily headed toward the coast. Emily's power put it on the verge of blowing into a rare Category 5 storm on the five-step scale of hurricane intensity, one capable of destroying buildings. REUTERS/Henry Romero -
Tourists look out at the Caribbean sea in the southeastern Mexican seaside resort town of Cancun July 16, 2005, as Hurricane Emily approaches. REUTERS/Henry Romero -
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image received 15 July 2005, shows Hurricane Emily. Hurricane Emily roared past densely populated Jamaica, packing intense winds and rains that could trigger flooding and mudslides on the mountainous Caribbean island, officials said.(AFP/NOAA-HO)