August 20, 2014

SoftBank Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son dumps a bucket of ice water onto himself as he takes part in the ALS ice bucket challenge at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.

Located in the Brabazon Range of southeastern Alaska, Yakutat Glacier is one of the fastest retreating glaciers in the world.
 

A Palestinian woman inspects her house that witnesses said was damaged during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

Villagers use a makeshift bamboo bridge to move across flooded areas in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. The heavy rains have caused landslides and floodings in many parts of India and Nepal, where at least 90 people have been killed.

A worker takes a selfie before removing a yellow and blue Ukrainian flag attached by protesters in Moscow, Russia. Protesters scaled one of Moscow's skyscrapers and painted the Soviet star on its spire in the national colors of Ukraine.

Frantisek Trunda, 67, moves into his Elbee vehicle while seated on a wheelchair in Brno, Czech Republic. The Elbee is a vehicle designed specifically for wheelchair-bound people.  It allows them to drive the vehicle without needing to get off their wheelchair or receive assistance from another person.

An aerial view shows a landslide that swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan. (Photo provided by Kyodo)

A member of the grounds crew works on the field soaked with heavy rain water at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Aug. 19, 2014.

In this before-and-after composite image, (top) Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville in Oroville, California, on July 20, 2011;  (bottom) Bidwell Marina at Lake Oroville, on Aug. 19, 2014. As the severe drought in California continues for a third straight year, water levels in the State's lakes and reservoirs is reaching historic lows.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)

The eye of a horse seen in the light of the rising sun in Sehnde near Hanover, central Germany

A man and a pig make their way through flood waters on a makeshift raft in Lishui, east China's Zhejiang province after days of heavy rain.

Hot air balloons land during the 40th French Hot Air Balloon Championship in Sable-sur-Sarthe, western France.

A model displays a creation by a Gen Next designer during the first day of the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India.

A giant inflatable rubber duck installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats through the Port of Los Angeles as part of the Tall Ships Festival, in San Pedro, California, USA.