A woman wears sun-protective clothing as she rides in Hangzhou, China, on Monday, August 12. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F13%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fasia-heat%2Findex.html">Temperatures have spiked in Northeast Asia</a> this summer, causing heat-related deaths as well harming crops and livestock.
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A woman wears sun-protective clothing as she rides in Hangzhou, China, on Monday, August 12. Temperatures have spiked in Northeast Asia this summer, causing heat-related deaths as well harming crops and livestock.
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People wait for working elevators at a government building in Seoul, South Korea, on August 12. The hot weather has put a strain on South Korea's power grid, and the government ordered workers in government offices to turn off air-conditioning and avoid using some elevators.
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People wait for working elevators at a government building in Seoul, South Korea, on August 12. The hot weather has put a strain on South Korea's power grid, and the government ordered workers in government offices to turn off air-conditioning and avoid using some elevators.
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A sea lion splashes water with a hose to cool down young visitors at the Aqua Stadium in Tokyo on August 12.
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A sea lion splashes water with a hose to cool down young visitors at the Aqua Stadium in Tokyo on August 12.
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A South Korean boy plays in a fountain in Seoul on August 12.
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A South Korean boy plays in a fountain in Seoul on August 12.
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People flock to the beach in Qingdao, China, on Sunday, August 11.
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People flock to the beach in Qingdao, China, on Sunday, August 11.
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A farmer irrigates tea plants in eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 11.
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A farmer irrigates tea plants in eastern China's Zhejiang province on August 11.
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People take shelter from the heat in a government meeting center in Shaoxing, China, on Saturday, August 10.
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People take shelter from the heat in a government meeting center in Shaoxing, China, on Saturday, August 10.
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Dead fish lie in a dried-up pond in Jiujiang, China, on Friday, August 9.
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Dead fish lie in a dried-up pond in Jiujiang, China, on Friday, August 9.
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A giant panda stands on top of blocks of ice to cool off at the Wuhan Zoo in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday, August 7.
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A giant panda stands on top of blocks of ice to cool off at the Wuhan Zoo in Wuhan, China, on Wednesday, August 7.
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People sleep along a street in Yiwu, China, on August 7.
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People sleep along a street in Yiwu, China, on August 7.
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