If you think the weather in the Southeast this year has been bad, compare how life in Jacobabad, Pakistan is. This is known as one of the hottest cities on Earth, and could provide a taste of what life could be like for more of the world in the future if global warming continues. You can read the long-form story here.

Related to this is a recent 34-page report released by Goldman Sachs describing how cities will be on the forefront of dealing with a warming climate. Markets Insider provides a summary of the report here, or you can read the whole report at https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/taking-the-heat.html.

Animals spend much of their day in the water during extreme heat conditions.
Matthieu Paley for TIME