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PHOTO COLLECTION: Climate COP29-Extreme Weather
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Climate COP29-Extreme Weather

2024-11-01 02:15 Last Updated At:02:22

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

FILE - A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - People walk by a pile of debris left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - People walk by a pile of debris left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - A resident is evacuated from her flooded house in Jesenik, Czech Republic, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

FILE - A resident is evacuated from her flooded house in Jesenik, Czech Republic, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

FILE - Sheep look for water in a dry pond used by local farms for their livestock, in Contrada Chiapparia, near the town of Caltanissetta, central Sicily, Italy, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

FILE - Sheep look for water in a dry pond used by local farms for their livestock, in Contrada Chiapparia, near the town of Caltanissetta, central Sicily, Italy, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

FILE - A young boy rows a makeshift banana raft to cross floodwaters in Morigaon district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

FILE - A young boy rows a makeshift banana raft to cross floodwaters in Morigaon district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

FILE - A man rinses with fresh water after playing beach volleyball on a hot day, at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - A man rinses with fresh water after playing beach volleyball on a hot day, at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - Porters carry goods brought by boat across a dry area of the Negro River at the port in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2024, amid a severe drought. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - Porters carry goods brought by boat across a dry area of the Negro River at the port in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2024, amid a severe drought. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - Zariah Fields eats a popsicle, June 20, 2024, at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

FILE - Zariah Fields eats a popsicle, June 20, 2024, at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

FILE - Workers remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

FILE - Workers remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

FILE - Fishermen push a boat in the Aleixo Lake amid a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - Fishermen push a boat in the Aleixo Lake amid a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - A firefighter and volunteer try to extinguish a wildfire in northern Athens, Aug. 12, 2024, as firefighters tackle a wildfire. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)

FILE - A firefighter and volunteer try to extinguish a wildfire in northern Athens, Aug. 12, 2024, as firefighters tackle a wildfire. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)

FILE - Birds fly by a flooded area in Paysandu, Uruguay, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)

FILE - Birds fly by a flooded area in Paysandu, Uruguay, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)

FILE - Residents take refugee at Ombaka Primary School after fleeing floodwaters that wreaked havoc in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)

FILE - Residents take refugee at Ombaka Primary School after fleeing floodwaters that wreaked havoc in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)

FILE - James Tshuma, a farmer in Mangwe district in southwestern Zimbabwe, stands in the middle of his dried up crop field amid a drought, in Zimbabwe, March, 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

FILE - James Tshuma, a farmer in Mangwe district in southwestern Zimbabwe, stands in the middle of his dried up crop field amid a drought, in Zimbabwe, March, 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

FILE - Residents rescue kittens from the roof of a flooded home in Cobija, Bolivia, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

FILE - Residents rescue kittens from the roof of a flooded home in Cobija, Bolivia, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

FILE - Siblings Saboria, 4, left, and Messiah Tyler, 3, nap in the backseat of a car after the roof was torn off the home where they lived with their mom, grandparents, an aunt and an uncle during the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Palmetto, Fla., Oct. 10, 2024. The family of seven rode out the storm in a government shelter, and returned home to find most of the roof gone and their furniture and belongings destroyed by rainwater. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - Siblings Saboria, 4, left, and Messiah Tyler, 3, nap in the backseat of a car after the roof was torn off the home where they lived with their mom, grandparents, an aunt and an uncle during the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Palmetto, Fla., Oct. 10, 2024. The family of seven rode out the storm in a government shelter, and returned home to find most of the roof gone and their furniture and belongings destroyed by rainwater. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - Alex Pusharev holds his daughter Miroslava while wading through a street flooded due to the rise of the water levels of the Rio de la Plata River, in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

FILE - Alex Pusharev holds his daughter Miroslava while wading through a street flooded due to the rise of the water levels of the Rio de la Plata River, in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

FILE - People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

FILE - People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

FILE - A wildfire consumes a rural area in Varzea Paulista, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

FILE - A wildfire consumes a rural area in Varzea Paulista, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

FILE - A man cleans his house affected by floods in Utiel, Spain, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - A man cleans his house affected by floods in Utiel, Spain, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - A resident looks at his home destroyed by wildfires in Maltrata, Mexico, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - A resident looks at his home destroyed by wildfires in Maltrata, Mexico, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - An abandoned canoe sits on the cracked ground at the Sau reservoir in Vilanova de Sau, north of Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

FILE - An abandoned canoe sits on the cracked ground at the Sau reservoir in Vilanova de Sau, north of Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

FILE - Residents rescue a woman who was caught during heavy rain in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Apr. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku, File)

FILE - Residents rescue a woman who was caught during heavy rain in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Apr. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku, File)

FILE - A woman uses a fan to block the sun as she walks with her companion on a hot day in Beijing, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - A woman uses a fan to block the sun as she walks with her companion on a hot day in Beijing, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - People examine the damage at an area badly affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka, File)

FILE - People examine the damage at an area badly affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka, File)

FILE - A pelican takes off, seen through the destroyed house that Osvaldo Cruz, who lives next door, was planning to turn into a rental property, in Grove City, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - A pelican takes off, seen through the destroyed house that Osvaldo Cruz, who lives next door, was planning to turn into a rental property, in Grove City, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - People walk through floodwaters following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Joshua Olatunji, File)

FILE - People walk through floodwaters following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Joshua Olatunji, File)

FILE - Flames consume a structure on Bessie Lane as the Thompson Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

FILE - Flames consume a structure on Bessie Lane as the Thompson Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

FILE - Local residents walk among the debris from tornado damaged homes, May 22, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Local residents walk among the debris from tornado damaged homes, May 22, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Women place candles on the half-submerged tomb of family members at flood-prone Holy Spirit Memorial Park in Masantol, Pampanga province, Philippines after heavy rains from recent tropical storm Trami caused water to become higher than usual, ahead of All Saints Day, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - Women place candles on the half-submerged tomb of family members at flood-prone Holy Spirit Memorial Park in Masantol, Pampanga province, Philippines after heavy rains from recent tropical storm Trami caused water to become higher than usual, ahead of All Saints Day, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - Firefighters rescue a woman from a homeless encampment that became surrounded by floodwater in the Santa Ana River during a rainstorm, Feb. 5, 2024, in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

FILE - Firefighters rescue a woman from a homeless encampment that became surrounded by floodwater in the Santa Ana River during a rainstorm, Feb. 5, 2024, in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

FILE - A patient suffering from heatstroke receives treatment at a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

FILE - A patient suffering from heatstroke receives treatment at a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

FILE - Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, amid a drought, in Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

FILE - Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, amid a drought, in Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

FILE - Margarita Salazar wipes sweat off her brow inside her home amid high heat in Veracruz, Mexico, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - Margarita Salazar wipes sweat off her brow inside her home amid high heat in Veracruz, Mexico, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - Rescuers search for the body of a missing doctor at the site of a landslide in Anandaban hospital, in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

FILE - Rescuers search for the body of a missing doctor at the site of a landslide in Anandaban hospital, in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

FILE - A woman carries a child as she wades through a street flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

FILE - A woman carries a child as she wades through a street flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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FILE - A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

FILE - People walk by a pile of debris left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - People walk by a pile of debris left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

FILE - A resident is evacuated from her flooded house in Jesenik, Czech Republic, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

FILE - A resident is evacuated from her flooded house in Jesenik, Czech Republic, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

FILE - Sheep look for water in a dry pond used by local farms for their livestock, in Contrada Chiapparia, near the town of Caltanissetta, central Sicily, Italy, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

FILE - Sheep look for water in a dry pond used by local farms for their livestock, in Contrada Chiapparia, near the town of Caltanissetta, central Sicily, Italy, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

FILE - A young boy rows a makeshift banana raft to cross floodwaters in Morigaon district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

FILE - A young boy rows a makeshift banana raft to cross floodwaters in Morigaon district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

FILE - A man rinses with fresh water after playing beach volleyball on a hot day, at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - A man rinses with fresh water after playing beach volleyball on a hot day, at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - Porters carry goods brought by boat across a dry area of the Negro River at the port in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2024, amid a severe drought. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - Porters carry goods brought by boat across a dry area of the Negro River at the port in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Oct. 4, 2024, amid a severe drought. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - Zariah Fields eats a popsicle, June 20, 2024, at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

FILE - Zariah Fields eats a popsicle, June 20, 2024, at YMCA Camp Kern in Oregonia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

FILE - Workers remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

FILE - Workers remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

FILE - Fishermen push a boat in the Aleixo Lake amid a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - Fishermen push a boat in the Aleixo Lake amid a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File)

FILE - A firefighter and volunteer try to extinguish a wildfire in northern Athens, Aug. 12, 2024, as firefighters tackle a wildfire. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)

FILE - A firefighter and volunteer try to extinguish a wildfire in northern Athens, Aug. 12, 2024, as firefighters tackle a wildfire. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, File)

FILE - Birds fly by a flooded area in Paysandu, Uruguay, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)

FILE - Birds fly by a flooded area in Paysandu, Uruguay, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)

FILE - Residents take refugee at Ombaka Primary School after fleeing floodwaters that wreaked havoc in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)

FILE - Residents take refugee at Ombaka Primary School after fleeing floodwaters that wreaked havoc in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)

FILE - James Tshuma, a farmer in Mangwe district in southwestern Zimbabwe, stands in the middle of his dried up crop field amid a drought, in Zimbabwe, March, 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

FILE - James Tshuma, a farmer in Mangwe district in southwestern Zimbabwe, stands in the middle of his dried up crop field amid a drought, in Zimbabwe, March, 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

FILE - Residents rescue kittens from the roof of a flooded home in Cobija, Bolivia, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

FILE - Residents rescue kittens from the roof of a flooded home in Cobija, Bolivia, Feb. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

FILE - Siblings Saboria, 4, left, and Messiah Tyler, 3, nap in the backseat of a car after the roof was torn off the home where they lived with their mom, grandparents, an aunt and an uncle during the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Palmetto, Fla., Oct. 10, 2024. The family of seven rode out the storm in a government shelter, and returned home to find most of the roof gone and their furniture and belongings destroyed by rainwater. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - Siblings Saboria, 4, left, and Messiah Tyler, 3, nap in the backseat of a car after the roof was torn off the home where they lived with their mom, grandparents, an aunt and an uncle during the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Palmetto, Fla., Oct. 10, 2024. The family of seven rode out the storm in a government shelter, and returned home to find most of the roof gone and their furniture and belongings destroyed by rainwater. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - Alex Pusharev holds his daughter Miroslava while wading through a street flooded due to the rise of the water levels of the Rio de la Plata River, in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

FILE - Alex Pusharev holds his daughter Miroslava while wading through a street flooded due to the rise of the water levels of the Rio de la Plata River, in Tigre, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

FILE - People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

FILE - People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

FILE - A wildfire consumes a rural area in Varzea Paulista, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

FILE - A wildfire consumes a rural area in Varzea Paulista, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

FILE - A man cleans his house affected by floods in Utiel, Spain, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - A man cleans his house affected by floods in Utiel, Spain, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

FILE - A resident looks at his home destroyed by wildfires in Maltrata, Mexico, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - A resident looks at his home destroyed by wildfires in Maltrata, Mexico, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - An abandoned canoe sits on the cracked ground at the Sau reservoir in Vilanova de Sau, north of Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

FILE - An abandoned canoe sits on the cracked ground at the Sau reservoir in Vilanova de Sau, north of Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

FILE - Residents rescue a woman who was caught during heavy rain in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Apr. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku, File)

FILE - Residents rescue a woman who was caught during heavy rain in the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Apr. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku, File)

FILE - A woman uses a fan to block the sun as she walks with her companion on a hot day in Beijing, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - A woman uses a fan to block the sun as she walks with her companion on a hot day in Beijing, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - People examine the damage at an area badly affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka, File)

FILE - People examine the damage at an area badly affected by a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Ali Nayaka, File)

FILE - A pelican takes off, seen through the destroyed house that Osvaldo Cruz, who lives next door, was planning to turn into a rental property, in Grove City, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - A pelican takes off, seen through the destroyed house that Osvaldo Cruz, who lives next door, was planning to turn into a rental property, in Grove City, Fla., following the passage of Hurricane Milton, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

FILE - People walk through floodwaters following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Joshua Olatunji, File)

FILE - People walk through floodwaters following a dam collapse in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024. (AP Photos/ Joshua Olatunji, File)

FILE - Flames consume a structure on Bessie Lane as the Thompson Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

FILE - Flames consume a structure on Bessie Lane as the Thompson Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

FILE - Local residents walk among the debris from tornado damaged homes, May 22, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Local residents walk among the debris from tornado damaged homes, May 22, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FILE - Women place candles on the half-submerged tomb of family members at flood-prone Holy Spirit Memorial Park in Masantol, Pampanga province, Philippines after heavy rains from recent tropical storm Trami caused water to become higher than usual, ahead of All Saints Day, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - Women place candles on the half-submerged tomb of family members at flood-prone Holy Spirit Memorial Park in Masantol, Pampanga province, Philippines after heavy rains from recent tropical storm Trami caused water to become higher than usual, ahead of All Saints Day, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

FILE - Firefighters rescue a woman from a homeless encampment that became surrounded by floodwater in the Santa Ana River during a rainstorm, Feb. 5, 2024, in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

FILE - Firefighters rescue a woman from a homeless encampment that became surrounded by floodwater in the Santa Ana River during a rainstorm, Feb. 5, 2024, in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

FILE - A patient suffering from heatstroke receives treatment at a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

FILE - A patient suffering from heatstroke receives treatment at a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

FILE - Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, amid a drought, in Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

FILE - Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, amid a drought, in Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)

FILE - Margarita Salazar wipes sweat off her brow inside her home amid high heat in Veracruz, Mexico, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - Margarita Salazar wipes sweat off her brow inside her home amid high heat in Veracruz, Mexico, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - Rescuers search for the body of a missing doctor at the site of a landslide in Anandaban hospital, in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

FILE - Rescuers search for the body of a missing doctor at the site of a landslide in Anandaban hospital, in the aftermath of a flood caused by heavy rains, in Lalitpur, Nepal, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)

FILE - A woman carries a child as she wades through a street flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

FILE - A woman carries a child as she wades through a street flooded in the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is feeling the downside of high expectations on Thursday, as Microsoft and Meta Platforms drag U.S. stock indexes lower despite delivering strong profits for the summer.

The S&P 500 was down 1.6% in afternoon trading and on track for its worst day in nearly eight weeks, falling further from its record set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 287 points, or 0.6%, as of 2:02 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite was 2.6% lower and heading for a second straight loss after setting its latest all-time high.

Microsoft reported bigger profit growth for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Its revenue also topped forecasts, but its stock nevertheless sank 5.6% as investors and analysts scrutinized for possible disappointments. Many centered on Microsoft’s estimate for upcoming growth in its Azure cloud-computing business, which fell short of some analysts’ expectations.

The parent company of Facebook, meanwhile, likewise served up a better-than-expected profit report. As with Microsoft, though, that wasn't enough for the stock to rise. Investors focused on Meta Platforms’ warning that it expects a “significant acceleration” in spending next year as it continues to pour money into developing artificial intelligence. It fell 4.6%.

Both Microsoft and Meta Platforms have soared in recent years amid a frenzy around AI, and they're entrenched among Wall Street’s most influential stocks. But such stellar performances have critics saying their stock prices have simply climbed too fast, leaving them too expensive. It’s difficult to meet everyone’s expectations when they’re so high, and Microsoft and Meta were both among Thursday’s heaviest weights on the S&P 500.

The next two companies in the highly influential group of stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven” to deliver their latest results will be Apple and Amazon. They’re set to report after trading ends for the day, and both fell at least 1% on Thursday.

Earlier this month, Tesla and Alphabet kicked off the Magnificent Seven’s reports with results that investors found impressive enough to reward with higher stock prices. The lone remaining member, Nvidia, will report its results later this earnings season, and its 4.7% drop was Thursday's heaviest weight on the market after Microsoft.

The tumble for Big Tech on the last day of October is helping to wipe out the S&P 500’s gain for the month. The index is down 0.8% and on track for its first down month in the last six, even though it set an all-time high during the middle of it.

Still, it wasn't a complete washout on Wall Street thanks in part to cruise ships and cigarettes.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holding steamed 7.6% higher after delivering stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The cruise ship operator said it was seeing strong demand from customers across its brands and itineraries, and it raised its profit forecast for the full year of 2024.

Altria Group rose 8% for another one of the S&P 500’s bigger gains after it also beat analysts’ profit expectations. Chief Executive Billy Gifford credited resilience for its Marlboro brand, among other things, and announced a cost-cutting program.

Oil-and-gas companies also generally rose after the price of a barrel of U.S. crude gained 1.5% to recoup some of its losses for the week and for the year so far. ConocoPhillips jumped 5.9%, and Exxon Mobil gained 0.3%.

In the bond market, Treasury yields edged lower following a mixed set of reports on the U.S. economy.

One report said a measure of inflation that the Federal Reserve likes to use slowed to 2.1% in September from 2.3%. That’s almost all the way back to the Fed’s 2% target, though underlying trends after ignoring food and energy costs were a touch hotter than economists expected.

A separate report said growth in workers’ wages and benefits slowed during the summer. That could put less pressure on upcoming inflation. A third report, meanwhile, said fewer U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits last week. That’s an indication that the number of layoffs remains relatively low across the country.

Treasury yields swiveled up and down several times following the reports before edging lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.27% from 4.30% late Wednesday. That’s still up sharply from the roughly 3.60% level it was at in the middle of last month.

Yields have been rallying following a string of stronger-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy. Such data bolster hopes that the economy can avoid a recession, particularly now that the Fed is cutting interest rates to support the job market instead of keeping them high to quash high inflation. But the surprising resilience is also forcing traders to downgrade their expectations for how deeply the Fed will ultimately cut rates.

In stock markets abroad, indexes sank across much of Europe and Asia.

South Korea’s Kospi dropped 1.5% for one of the larger losses after North Korea test launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to be able to hit the U.S. mainland in a move that was likely meant to grab America’s attention ahead of Election Day.

AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.

A sign marking the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in New York's Financial District is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

A sign marking the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway in New York's Financial District is shown on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

FILE - A person walks in front of the Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Tokyo, on Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

FILE - A person walks in front of the Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Tokyo, on Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

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FILE - A person stands near an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm in Tokyo, on Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

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