By JOHN CLANTON Multimedia Producer on Jul 18, 2013, at 1:12 PM Updated on 7/18 at 1:12 PM
Surfers ride wave at Shonan beach in Fujisawa city, west of Tokyo, Monday, July 15, 2013. Heat wave continues through out Japan as temperature sores to 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Tokyo metropolitan area, according to the Meteorological bureau. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Temperatures in Tulsa, and in most of the rest of the country, are up into the 90's this week. The Northeast will get a little break this weekend, but here in Oklahoma, the temperatures will stay in the 90s for awhile.
As the heat continues, people from around the world find similar ways to cool off, cope with the heat at work or just relax in the sun.
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Roofer Juan Belis works in the midday heat atop a building, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Philadelphia. An excessive heat warning is in effect in Philadelphia and surrounding counties as temperatures are expected to reach into the 90s. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A man sunbathes in Hudson River Park during a heat wave, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 in New York. Forecasts are predicting temperatures in the 90s through Saturday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Saratoga Race Course pony boy Jesse Costa rides Vegas early Thursday morning, July 18, 2013, in Saratoga Springs, New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Maribel Castro sews in her un-air conditioned shop, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Philadelphia. An excessive heat warning is again in effect for the Philadelphia region with highs expected to head up to the mid-90s (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A youth jumps into the Pacific Ocean during a religious procession of the Virgin of Carmen on the shores of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Nicaragua's fishing community celebrated the feast day of the Virgin Carmen who is worshipped by Catholics as the patron saint of fishermen and sailors. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Giant fans are used to cool down an area of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 in New York. Temperatures in the New York metropolitan area are expected to stay in the 90s through Saturday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A man cools off on the shore of Castle Island in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
