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PHOTOS: Lightning Strikes, Floods And An INTENSE Heat Wave

This week brought several big headlines in extreme weather news:

Check out photos of the week's extreme weather from around the world:

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Extreme Weather 7/21/2013
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Kevin Guardiola cools down Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Pepsi Splash Pad at Fairfield Park in Kinston, N.C. (AP Photo/ The Free Press, Janet S. Carter) (credit:AP)
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With the New York City skyline as a backdrop, water pours over Beatriz Soto as people bathe at Firefighters Memorial Pool during a heat wave, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Union City, N.J. Thunderstorms are expected to hit the region Saturday, forcing the heat wave out of the area after a week in which temperatures reached the high 90s. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (credit:AP)
(03 of18)
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Brianna Sanchez, 10, reacts as water pours over her at Firefighters Memorial Pool during a heat wave, Friday, July 19, 2013, in Union City, N.J. Thunderstorms are expected to hit the region Saturday, forcing the heat wave out of the area after a week in which temperatures reached the high 90s. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (credit:AP)
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A boy plays in the waters of Massachusetts Bay framed by a large sand sculpture on a hot day at Revere Beach in Revere, Mass., Friday, July 19, 2013. A high of 99 degrees was reached at Boston's Logan Airport. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (credit:AP)
(05 of18)
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Trevor Alan Doss, 3, of Manchester Conn smiles as the fountain comes on spraying cool relief while held by his father Keith, in the water fountain at Henry Park in Vernon, Conn. as temperatures hit the upper 90's Friday afternoon July 19, 2013 as a heat wave grips the northeast, relief is predicted to come Saturday. (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud) (credit:AP)
(06 of18)
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Jessie Berman, left, and Alicia Bray, right, both of Windsor Conn. help their dog Chili cool off at Crystal Lake in Ellington Conn on Friday July 19 2013. The fourth heat wave of the summer is blanketing the region with oppressive heat but relief is in sight, cooler temperatures are predicted for early next week. (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jared Ramsdell) (credit:AP)
(07 of18)
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Children cool off during at the Grand Park fountain in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) (credit:AP)
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A street performer who dresses up as a cartoon character takes a break in the shade from posing for pictures with tourists in New York's Times Square, Friday, July 19, 2013. A punishing heat wave continues to scorch New York, threatening to break heat records and putting a huge strain on the states overworked power grid. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (credit:AP)
(09 of18)
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Tourist shield themselves with umbrellas in front of Independence Hall on Friday, July 19, 2013, in Philadelphia. An excessive heat warning is again in effect for the Philadelphia region. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (credit:AP)
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A dog lies on the sidewalk by a shop on Madison Avenue on July 19, 2013 in New York as a heatwave continues in the northeast. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People take refuge in the shade on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on July 19, 2013 in New York as a heatwave continues in the northeast. Posters (R) are on a construction fence as renovations take place at the museum's entrance. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A crossing guard tries to cool off with a bottle of water while working on a sweltering street in New York's Chinatown, Friday, July 19, 2013. A punishing heat wave continues to scorch New York, threatening to break heat records and putting a huge strain on the states overworked power grid. (AP Photo/Jon Gerberg) (credit:AP)
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Indians wade past a bus submerged in rainwater in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Saturday, flooding streets and homes and choking the city with traffic jams. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
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Indian men wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Saturday, flooding streets and homes and choking the city with traffic jams. (AP Photo/Ravi Nessman) (credit:AP)
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Indian children play in a public park as it rains in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 20, 2013. Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Saturday, flooding streets and homes and choking the city with traffic jams. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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Indian pedestrians try to cross under a bridge as a passenger bus sits stuck in floodwater during a heavy downpour in New Delhi on July 20, 2013. Heavy rain lashed the national capital today, causing massive traffic jams due to water logging as vehicles had to negotiate flooded streets. (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
(17 of18)
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Citizens look on as water flooded streets in a lobby on July 19, 2013 as heavy storm hit Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province. At least 295 people have been confirmed dead or missing after rainstorms and Typhoon Soulik hit China, causing floods, landslides and buildings to collapse, the government said on July 15. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
(18 of18)
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This photo provided by the Montana State Parks shows flood water running down the main street of Bannack, Mont. on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The flooding destroyed one building from the 1800s, washed out the towns boardwalk and caused flooding damage to dozens of other properties. Bannack was Montanas first territorial capital and is now a tourist attraction for people exploring the states gold rush past. The annual celebration Bannack Days scheduled for this weekend has been canceled and officials say the park has been closed until further notice. (AP Photo/Montana State Parks Department) (credit:AP)
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