A dog cools off under a shower at St Kilda beach as a heatwave sweeps across the state of Victoria, in St Kilda, south of Melbourne, Australia, 18 December 2019. According to media reports, a number of Australian states are bracing for rising temperatures that could exceed 40 degrees Celsius, as a heatwave continues across the country, increasing the risk of bushfires. (Photo by David Crosling/EPA/EFE)
