What should I be doing as Tropical Cyclone Alfred hits?
There's been a lot of talk about preparing as the cyclone moves nearer to the Queensland and New South Wales coasts, but what ...
Brisbane, Australia, Braces for Powerful Cyclone
The tropical storm, named Alfred, is on track to bring dangerous winds and flooding along the coast of southeastern ...
Why Alfred is different to other tropical cyclones
As Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on south-east Queensland and northern NSW, most people in its path will never have ...
Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate householders are getting around shortages of sandbags by ...
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Triple Eight brings AGP departure forward amid weather
Triple Eight Race Engineering has brought forward its departure to Melbourne early amid the arrival of Tropical Cyclone ...
How are scientists tracking Cyclone Alfred?
Both geostationary and polar orbiting satellites collect data in the visible and infrared regions. There are polar satellites collecting data in the microwave range.
Cyclone Alfred is slowing down – and that could make it more destructive. Here’s how climate change might have influenced it
The fact that Alfred is set to make landfall is very unusual. But we can’t yet definitively say this is due to climate change. Cyclones are steered by winds and weather patterns, and the Coral Sea’s ...
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‘High chance’ of tropical cyclone forming off Qld on Sunday
“In the early stages, we know if the tropical cyclone develops ... West Australian and Queensland systems will be either named Alfred or Bianca.