Cyclone Alfred is slowing—which could make it more destructive. Here's how climate change may have influenced it
Cyclone Alfred has now been delayed, as the slow-moving system stalls in warm seas off southeast Queensland. Unfortunately, ...
What’s the Difference Between a Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon?
Yes, a hurricane is the same as a typhoon, which is also the same as a cyclone but not necessarily the same as a bomb cyclone ...
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Jude
Jude was a tropical cyclone over Mozambique Monday morning, Central Africa Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its ...
New research highlights flaws in cyclone risk evaluation
A new systematic review has revealed serious shortcomings in the evaluation of cyclone risk in Australia and worldwide. The ...
Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast
Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the most southerly tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years.
Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland—the first in 50 years to strike so far south
Cyclone Alfred formed nine days ago in the Coral Sea, 900 kilometers north east of Cairns, then headed out to sea. Then it ...
Madagascar's lemurs live with the threat of cyclones. Has this shaped their behavior?
This is because it's located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where tropical ...
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Alfred raises flood risk as tropical storm whips Australian coast with wind and rain
A slow-moving tropical storm crossed islands off Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast late Friday, lashing coastal suburbs with destructive winds and dumping heavy rain across the region.
How Cyclone Alfred came to threaten Queensland’s biggest city
For the first time in half a century Brisbane is facing a direct hit from a tropical cyclone, thanks to a recipe of warm seas, moist air, a monsoon trough and light winds.
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Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall ... region that doesn’t normally experience cyclones; they typically form much further north, over warmer waters in the tropics.