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Weather Of The World: August 16
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Wander the world one snapshot at a time. Explore striking moments of weather in motion in this week's slideshow.

Ada Wood
ByAda Wood•
2 hours agoUpdated: August 16, 2026, 7:49 am EDTPublished: July 19, 2026, 5:00 am EDT
Fishing boats head out to sea at dawn from Lianyungang, eastern China's Jiangsu province on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, following the passing of Typhoon Dolphin.

Fishing boats head out to sea at dawn from Lianyungang, eastern China's Jiangsu province on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, following the passing of Typhoon Dolphin.

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F​rom fishing boats heading out to sea after the passing of Typhoon Dolphin in China to a glowing solar eclipse in Denmark, it has been another busy week of weather around the world. Here are some of the most jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring weather photos we found this week.

The partial solar eclipse as seen at the Mariager Fjord in Denmark, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.

The partial solar eclipse as seen at the Mariager Fjord in Denmark, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.

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The charred bark of a fire-burnt maritime pine trunk, its reddish inner bark showing through the blackened crust, in a wildfire-ravaged forest near Saumos, Gironde, south-western France, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. The blaze, which broke out on July 22, burned around 42,000 hectares across the Gironde department before being contained in early August.

The charred bark of a fire-burnt maritime pine trunk, its reddish inner bark showing through the blackened crust, in a wildfire-ravaged forest near Saumos, Gironde, south-western France, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. The blaze, which broke out on July 22, burned around 42,000 hectares across the Gironde department before being contained in early August.

(Philippe LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where lava flows continue to descend on the slopes of the volcano, as seen from Mareneve near Catania, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

Eruptive activity continues on Mount Etna, where lava flows continue to descend on the slopes of the volcano, as seen from Mareneve near Catania, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

(AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

A wooden area engulfed in flames during a raging wildfire near the town of Omis, Croatia on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Croatian firefighters battled overnight with "one of the worst" wildfires in the country's history, as flames engulfed homes and injured 19 people on the coast. Hundreds were forced to evacuate.

A wooden area engulfed in flames during a raging wildfire near the town of Omis, Croatia on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Croatian firefighters battled overnight with "one of the worst" wildfires in the country's history, as flames engulfed homes and injured 19 people on the coast. Hundreds were forced to evacuate.

(MIROSLAV LELAS/AFP via Getty Images)

A sailboat cruises at sunset in Barbatre on the Noirmoutier island, west of France, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.

A sailboat cruises at sunset in Barbatre on the Noirmoutier island, west of France, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.

(Ludovic MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Workers on a plastic boat collect trash washed up on a river at the height of heavy rains enhanced by the Southwest monsoon near a shopping complex in Paranaque City, suburban Manila on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 16 people in the northern Philippines.

Workers on a plastic boat collect trash washed up on a river at the height of heavy rains enhanced by the Southwest monsoon near a shopping complex in Paranaque City, suburban Manila on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 16 people in the northern Philippines.

(Ted ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)

People walk on the long riverbed of the Elbe River, where a heart is drawn on the ground in Dresden, eastern Germany, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. Dry weather conditions are keeping the water level of the river very low.

People walk on the long riverbed of the Elbe River, where a heart is drawn on the ground in Dresden, eastern Germany, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. Dry weather conditions are keeping the water level of the river very low.

(Jens SCHLÜTER/AFP via Getty Images)

A car is submerged in water in an underpass in Kamagaya city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services.

A car is submerged in water in an underpass in Kamagaya city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services.

(JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

A view of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park as seen from the summit of Mount Penanjakan in Pasuruan, East Java, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Indonesian firefighters backed by helicopters and drones battled devastating flames for an eighth day on Aug. 10 in a national park on Java Island where over 1,235 acres have been lost.

A view of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park as seen from the summit of Mount Penanjakan in Pasuruan, East Java, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. Indonesian firefighters backed by helicopters and drones battled devastating flames for an eighth day on Aug. 10 in a national park on Java Island where over 1,235 acres have been lost.

(JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP via Getty Images)

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