What's unusual about Tropical Cyclone Alfred, and is climate change affecting how it moves towards the coast?
As south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast, an Australian researcher explains what makes this system so unusual.
Australia's east coast braces for cyclone Alfred
Australia's east coast braced on Wednesday for a tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, the country's third-most populous city, as authorities warned thousands of properties were at risk due to strong winds and flash flooding.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred could hit city’s CBD
The category 2 cyclone was about 345 kilometres east of Brisbane and 315 kilometres east of Gold Coast as of Wednesday morning, moving west at 16km/h.It is expected to make landfall between the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast by late Thursday night or the early hours of Friday.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred to lash Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon, but direct landfalls are.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred to intensify before landfall
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is bearing down on Queensland's southeast coast as a category two system, and could intensify before making landfall on Thursday night.
What events have been cancelled due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred?
With Tropical Cyclone Alfred bringing ocean swells, destructive winds and torrential rain, event organisers are faced with the difficult decision of postponing or cancelling events in south-east Queensland.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Track to Hit Australia’s East Coast
Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening floods are expected after the storm made a sudden shift toward Queensland.
Brisbane Braces for Alfred: First Cyclone Since 1990
Brisbane, Australia hasn't had a direct cyclone landfall in 35 years. Officials warn that Cyclone Alfred could be one of the most destructive storms in decades. Meteorologist Laura Power has all the details.
Cyclone prep intensifies as Alfred bears down on coast
Chaos has erupted at some sandbagging sites as Queenslanders bunker down ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred smashing into the coast.
Coastal communities prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Concerns are deepening for coastal communities, particularly on the Gold Coast, with updated modelling showing up to six thousand properties could be impacted by Cyclone Alfred. Authorities say it's the 'worst case scenario',
Northern NSW residents brace for Cyclone Alfred
It is the first cyclone warning issued to NSW since 1990, NSW SES said. Where and when Cyclone Alfred will make landfall ‘Easily one of the best shows ever’ has been added to Amazon Prime ‘Bullying’:
Chaotic scenes erupt north of Brisbane as residents scramble for supplies, sandbags ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s crossing
Chaotic scenes have erupted north of Brisbane as residents directly in the firing line of Tropical Cyclone Alfred scramble to ...
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Cyclone Alfred is bearing down. Here’s how it grew so fierce – and where it’s expected to hit
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is strengthening as it bears down on the coast ... The bureau has issued warnings from Double Island Point in Queensland to Grafton in NSW. The area includes Brisbane, ...
Brisbane Broncos chief executive returns home to support families facing Tropical Cyclone Alfred
With Brisbane players in Sydney, the NRL club is preparing contingencies for loved ones of players and staff back home as ...
Grim Cyclone Alfred flood warning: 20k Brisbane properties to go under
Schools across South East Queensland’s cyclone-impacted areas will be closed and residents have been told to stay at home on ...
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Experts on why Tropical Cyclone Alfred slowing down is the worst case scenario
The system, located 425km east of Brisbane on Wednesday morning ... land interaction as well start to play a role in ...
Flooding risk high as eye of Tropical Cyclone Alfred locks on Brisbane
The exact trajectory of Tropical Cyclone Alfred shifted overnight from a crossing north of Brisbane down to the city’s ...
‘Life-threatening’: Cyclone Alfred’s impact prompts urgent evacuations
New Zealanders in Queensland are battening down the hatches or changing their flights home to make a hasty getaway from the ...
Cyclone Alfred could cross the south-east Queensland coast at high tide in the middle of the night, Premier David Crisafulli says
The category two system is expected to cross sometime late Thursday afternoon into the early hours of Friday, between ...