Rare tropical cyclone in the Pacific offers a lesson for 2025 hurricane season
Tropical cyclone Alfred is a reminder that powerful storms have the power to show up in some surprising places.
Cyclone Alfred heading toward Brisbane and eastern Australia for rare landfall
Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.
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 strongest ...
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 ...
‘Rare’ cyclone Alfred swirls off Australia’s east coast, residents urged to evacuate
Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with ...
Six Cyclones, Two Oceans, One Rare Storm Surge Shaking the Southern Hemisphere
In a rare meteorological event, six tropical cyclones churned across the South Pacific and Indian Oceans simultaneously in ...
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Australia's east coast braces for rare strike from powerful tropical cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is approaching Australia’s east coast, bringing destructive winds up to 100 mph. Residents are urged ...
Three tropical cyclones are spinning in a row in the South Pacific
Tropical cyclone is the catch-all term for the powerful, spinning storms that feed off warm oceans and the strength of which ...
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Australia Braces for Rare Cyclone to Hit Busy East Coast
Cyclone Alfred was about 630 kilometers (391 miles) east of Brisbane city and is expected to turn toward the coast on Tuesday, according to a notice from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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Three tropical cyclones are churning in the South Pacific — all at once
Tropical cyclones are not unusual for this region, which averages nine named storms per season from November to April. But having three active named storms simultaneously is rare. The presence of ...
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Rare tropical cyclone swirls off eastern Australia
While cyclones are common in the warm tropical waters lapping Australia, it is rare for them to strike the heavily populated areas found further south. The flood-prone northern rivers region of ...