Australian Broadcasting Corporation13d
Drone maps reveal scale of sand swallowed in cyclone
Dunes are often the first line of defence when powerful storms — like the one Cyclone Alfred delivered — batter our coastline. Years of built-up sand provide a natural buffer between coastal ...
The Washington Post25d
Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
The cyclone is forecast to turn west and cross the Australian coast on Thursday or Friday. Brit Peter Bird arguably became the first in 1983. He rowed from San Francisco and was towed the final 48 ...
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.
Phys.org17d
Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
Over time, many beaches will naturally replenish. But sand dunes will take longer. And there are areas where the damage will linger. Cyclone Alfred traveled up and down the coast for a fortnight ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation19d
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred gouges millions of cubic metres of sand from 500km of coastline
Waves as high as "three or four-storey buildings" whipped up by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred have gouged millions of cubic metres of sand from about 500 kilometres of coastline between Coffs Harbour ...
The Conversation16d
Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return
Over time, many beaches will naturally replenish. But sand dunes will take longer. And there are areas where the damage will linger. Cyclone Alfred travelled up and down the coast for a fortnight ...
Newsday25d
Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian warship on Monday rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who had encountered a tropical cyclone while attempting ... boat nonstop from San Diego headed for the ...