Tropical cyclones have become more frequent compared to the past 5,700 years, sediment core analysis shows
Using a sediment core taken from the Great Blue Hole off the coast of the Central American state of Belize, researchers from ...
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Tropical cyclone activity buzzing across the Southern Hemisphere
As the Northern Hemisphere remains in the grip of meteorological winter, with no threat of tropical activity, the Southern Hemisphere is still deep in its cyclone season. In recent days ...
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Cyclone Alfred downgraded as millions of Australians stay indoors
SYDNEY, March 8 (Reuters) - Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred lingered off the south-east Australian coast on Saturday and forecasters said Brisbane is likely to miss the worst of the storm, a relief for ...
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Could a tropical cyclone hit Sydney? What climate change science does — and doesn't — say about future storms
Tropical Cyclone Alfred was no normal cyclone. Firstly, it moved the wrong way. Most cyclones that form in the Coral Sea move east then out to sea by the time they get as far south as Brisbane.
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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 ...
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Cyclone Alfred map tracker: When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall?
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Cyclone Alfred: 'Worse to come', warns Australian PM - as heavy rain and flooding batter east coast
Anthony Albanese said the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred are already being felt across parts of Queensland and New South Wales, with the hours ahead expected to bring more downpours.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred develops off Queensland coast, could reach category three
The Bureau of Meteorology declared the tropical cyclone as a category one at about 5pm on Sunday, with the system about 910km east-northeast of Cairns and moving in an easterly direction.
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Cruise passengers stuck on ship after cyclone throws their return into chaos
Passengers on a Brisbane-bound cruise ship have been forced to spend days longer at sea as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred throws holiday plans into chaos. Those aboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of ...
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Insurers face rising tide of cyclone claims despite a better-than-expected aftermath
The Insurance Council of Australia said insurers had received 34,000 claims across the cyclone-affected areas of northern NSW and southeast Queensland, a 50 per cent jump from Tuesday’s figures.
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Intensifying Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path ‘highly uncertain’, could move toward coast
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is tipped to strengthen through the week, with a risk it could move back towards Queensland’s coast within days. The Bureau of Meteorology said the cyclone was about ...
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Alfred leaves hundreds of thousands without power
After making landfall over the weekend, Tropical Cyclone Alfred has left hundreds of thousands of homes without power with “phenomenal levels” of rainfall triggering flooding across Queensland ...