This week’s weather in pictures

Waves crash along the seaside road of Gangneung, South Korea, as Typhoon Soulik approaches. [Yonhap/EPA]

Extreme rain and flooding hit Taiwan this week as a weak tropical depression sat over the country. [Ritchie B Tongo/EPA]

Typhoon Soulik came onshore in South Korea and caused extensive damage to the city of Busan. [Busan Police/EPA]

The Hunger Stone in the Czech Republic's Elbe River showed its age as engravings from past drought years appeared. [Filip Singer/EPA]

In a rare event, powerful Hurricane Lane, once a category-5 storm, brought extensive flooding to Hawaii's Big Island. [Bruce Omori/EPA]

It may not be the sound of music, but these hills are definitely alive in the gorgeous summer weather here in Wolfzenalp, Switzerland. [Walter Bieri/EPA]

The full moon rose across the globe, but it was exceptionally beautiful casting a glow across the Lichas Islands of Greece. [Wassilis Aswestopoulos/EPA]

After the passing of Typhoon Soulik, South Korea continued to endure more rain as a stationary front settled over the country. [Yonhap/EPA]

It was another hot week across the northeastern US with temperatures only being exceeded by dangerous heat index values. In Boston, MA, more records were broken. [Katherine Taylor/EPA]

In Dharamsala, India, the monsoon takes on a different look with low clouds and fog, giving the region a surreal look. [Sanjay Baid/EPA]

A look from space at Super Typhoon Jebi in the western Pacific. Jebi is now ranked as this year's strongest tropical cyclone. [NASA]