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It’s a hot summer. Please apply these cool, cool pictures of icebergs

Icebergs float in a fjord near the south Greenland town of Narsaq in 2009.
Icebergs float in a fjord near the south Greenland town of Narsaq in 2009.
Image: Reuters/Bob Strong
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Johnny Simon
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Americans living in central and eastern US states are expected to battle triple-digit temperatures this weekend, caused by a weather pattern known as a “heat dome.” Those in the affected regions, stretching from the Central Plains and going as far east as New York City, are encouraged to drink fluids and check on those living without air conditioning.

Wherever you are, for a distraction from scorching summer temperatures, try taking deep breaths, hydrating frequently, and staring longingly at these pictures of fabulous ice formations around the world.

An iceberg breaks off the Knox Coast in the Australian Antarctic Territory in 2008.
An iceberg breaks off the Knox Coast in the Australian Antarctic Territory in 2008.
Image: AP Photo/Torsten Blackwood
Imagine living next door to an iceberg, like this one in the town of Kulusuk, Greenland.
Imagine living next door to an iceberg, like this one in the town of Kulusuk, Greenland.
Image: Reuters/Bob Strong
Children play on chucks of ice on the beach in Nuuk, Greenland on June 5, 2016.
Children play on chucks of ice on the beach in Nuuk, Greenland on June 5, 2016.
Image: Reuters/Alister Doyle
A deep blue iceberg floats in a fjord south of Tasiilaq in eastern Greenland in 2009. The blue color is a result of compression and repeated thawing and refreezing. Reuters/Bob Strong
A deep blue iceberg floats in a fjord south of Tasiilaq in eastern Greenland in 2009. The blue color is a result of compression and repeated thawing and refreezing. Reuters/Bob Strong
Image: Reuters/Bob Strong

 

What if you could hang out with a penguin?
What if you could hang out with a penguin?
Image: Reuters/Pauline Askin
The Perito Moreno Glacier outside El Calafate
The Perito Moreno Glacier outside El Calafate, Argentina in 2011.
Image: Reuters/Jim Urquhart
An iceberg seen near Cape Spear, Newfoundland,Canada in 2012.
An iceberg seen near Cape Spear, Newfoundland,Canada in 2012.
Image: Reuters/Greg Locke
Icebergs floating in Harlequin Lake near Yakutat, in southeastern Alaska in 2014.
Icebergs floating in Harlequin Lake near Yakutat, in southeastern Alaska in 2014.
Image: Reuters/Bob Strong
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in this undated NASA image.
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in this undated NASA image.
Image: NASA/Handout via Reuters