Rome heatwave, California winter storms and wildfires around the world: Extreme climate photos of 2023

A person cools off at the Piazza del Popolo, during a heatwave in Rome, Italy July 18, 2023.

Hassan Kassar, 69, who said he lost his daughters, two of his sons and his granddaughter when a deadly storm hit the city, sits inside his damaged house, in Derna, Libya September 17, 2023.

A view of a road blocked due to landslide debris after heavy rains, in Hong Kong, China, September 8, 2023.

A man walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain March 14, 2023.

A coot swims through duckweed covering the surface of Limehouse Basin marina, as the recent warm weather has caused the floating weed to proliferate, starving the water of oxygen much needed by aquatic wildlife, and posing a risk to animals that might mistake it for grass, in London, Britain, September 6, 2023.

Flames and smoke rise from a line of trees as a wildfire burns at the Dadia National Park in the region of Evros, Greece, September 1, 2023.

A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of San Clemente, California, U.S. March 16, 2023.

Monsoon clouds loom over the overflowing river Yamuna, in New Delhi, India, July 15, 2023.

The Statue of Liberty is covered in haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada, in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.

Jewell Baggett, 51, sits on a bathtub amid the wreckage of the home built by her grandfather, where she grew up and three generations of her family lived, and which Hurricane Idalia had reduced to rubble, in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, U.S., August 30, 2023. "Mama didn't have much, but God dammit, it was hers," Jewell said.

A saguaro cactus is seen during a 27-day-long heat wave with temperatures over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., July 26, 2023. On July 26 at 09:50 (GMT-7), a Flir One ProThermal camera registered a surface temperature of 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48 degrees Celsius), with an air temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) according to the National Weather Service.

A woman tries to walk through water as it flows through the streets after heavy rain caused extensive flooding, ahead of the arrival of Storm Ciaran, in the city centre of Newry, Northern Ireland, October 31, 2023.

A tree burns during a wildfire in Mandra, Greece, July 18, 2023.

An aerial view of cars stuck on a bridge surrounded by flood waters, as storm Daniel hits central Greece, in the village of Flamouli, near Trikala, Greece, September 7, 2023.

Ice covers communication towers as massive amounts of snow trap residents of mountain towns in San Bernadino County, Crestline, California, US, March 2, 2023.

Sunken boats are seen near a lighthouse in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 28, 2023.