Australia has experienced its hottest summer on record, according to the nation's Bureau of Meteorology.
Hundreds of individual heat records were shattered across the country over the past three months.
The warm weather, 2.14C above the long-term average, caused bushfires, blackouts and a rise in hospital admissions.
Wildlife also suffered, with reports of mass deaths of wild horses, native bats and fish.
"The real standout was just how widespread and prolonged each heatwave was - almost everywhere was affected," climatologist Blair Trewin told the BBC.

Temperatures had exceeded the previous hottest summer in 2012-13 by nearly 1C, he added - "a very large margin for a national record".
The long-term average summer temperature in Australia is considered to be 27.5C, on Friday.
Australia experienced at least five of its warmest days on record in January - the nation's hottest month ever.
Every state and territory was affected, but South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales bore the brunt of the extreme temperatures.
Among other impacts:

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Millions of dead fish were found in New South Wales
"This was definitely outside what is normal conditions for this decade - it was a very unusual summer," said Mr Trewin.
A pattern of warmer seasons is "consistent with observed climate change", said the bureau.
Officials have confirmed that 2018 and 2017 were Australia's third and fourth-hottest years on record respectively.
The bureau's and increased the severity of other natural disasters, such as drought.
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