Hot town, summer in the city: urbanites stay cool as temperatures soar
Not everyone leaves town to escape the heat of the summer, and those who remain in the city find other ways to stay cool. On the hottest days, parks and gardens fill with people making the most of the sunshine, while others beat the heat in fountains, lakes and pools.
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Sunbathing on the grass of New York's Central Park
Cooling off under a sprinkler in Philadelphia
Taking advantage of the heat wave that recently hit Russia, two girls catch some rays in Moscow's Kolomenskoye Park
Youngsters beat the heat in a fountain in Dundas Square, Toronto
A young Tarzan swings on a rope at Belle Island, near Richmond, Virginia
Chilling out at the National Gallery Sculpture Garden in Washington
New Yorkers see the fun in being hosed down on a rowing boat in one of Central Park's lakes
Relaxing under the sun in a park next to the Big Apple's Brooklyn Bridge
Keeping it cool next to a fountain in Yekaterinburg, Russia, near the Ural Mountains
These revellers have a blast at a water park in Fushan, China
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