1. This weekend, all 15 maximum temperatures on the planet were in Australia.
All 15 maximum temperatures on the planet today are in Australia. pic.twitter.com/WXgCoQKzE6
— Kevin Garber (@Ke_Ga) February 11, 2017
2. Australia is currently going through an extreme heatwave.
Today in Australia. #Heatwave #Aus pic.twitter.com/A48aH2PTAT
— Susannah Birch (@SusannahBirch) February 11, 2017
3. Stay safe out there you guys.
Australia is now the Eye of Sauron. #heatwave pic.twitter.com/gNsqG8HDJO
— Imperator Sofiosa (@sofakiwut) February 9, 2017
4. Australia, you’re fucked.
When people ask me how I'm handling this #heatwave pic.twitter.com/gOCWxjaavl
— Joyce Wong (@Jozza_88) February 10, 2017
5. It was so hot, cops in Queensland were frying eggs on the bonnet of their police van.
It's so hot in #Birdsville that our officer could fry an egg on the bonnet of his police vehicle parked on Big Red! #heatwave pic.twitter.com/rJ84nOY1DM
— QPS Media Unit (@QPSmedia) February 11, 2017
6. It so goddamn hot!
Don't forget about your furry friends during this #heatwave! Here's what to do if you see a dog in a hot car https://t.co/COGwU7D1TT pic.twitter.com/iQx7mSyrw1
— ABC News (@abcnews) February 10, 2017
7. OMG, Seriously?
…and I raise you this. From Dad out at the family farm past Wagga. #heatwave #53C pic.twitter.com/pB5F6jRBQH
— Grant Denyer (@grantdenyer) February 10, 2017
8. Keeping koalas cool one sip at a time.
My wife @alisonmcmeekin found this thirsty Koala today in sweltering Adelaide #heatwave #AdelaideWeather @abcadelaide @abcnews @ABCNews24 pic.twitter.com/fmniqwSJ0I
— David McMeekin (@davemcmeekin3) February 10, 2017
9. It might be 47 degrees in New South Wales but it’s snowing in Tasmania.
And while much of the country swelters, the Mt Mawson webcam shows a flurry of snow is falling but not settling https://t.co/T1pc9SMspy pic.twitter.com/kwwMFOmLHb
— ABC News Tasmania (@abcnewsTas) February 12, 2017
10. The heat is breaking record temperatures all across the country.
Meanwhile in Australia pic.twitter.com/Y3DoHfgByH
— Schadenfreude George (@GeorgeBludger) February 11, 2017
11. People weren’t fairing any better.
Stepping outside this weekend. #FarkItsHot #heatwave pic.twitter.com/u3xFNMnZZa
— Jarrod Blank (@OrbitalGoat) February 11, 2017
12. Animals were patted down with ice to keep them cool.
Not cool for cats! As temperatures soar in the Australia #heatwave, kittens at this animal shelter are patted down with cold towels and ice. pic.twitter.com/8m5yBf8UCk
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) February 11, 2017
13. Baby turtles were dying from the boiling sand.
Piles of dead #turtle hatchlings line #Qld's famous #MonRepos #beach amid #heatwave pushing sand temp to record 75C https://t.co/Gp0NsnLCN0 pic.twitter.com/4Zi8z211Ch
— ABC Emergency (@ABCemergency) February 4, 2017
14. Australia literally feels like an oven.
Sums it up really #heatwave pic.twitter.com/uGVnE5mayg
— Lew Short (@lewshort14) February 10, 2017