A meteorologist has warned storm ravaged Queenslanders could face round after round of potentially devastating tropical cyclones, with still-recovering communities put under a renewed threat. Sky News Meteorologist Rob Sharpe said research has shown a positive Southern Annular Mode (or SAM) combined with an El Nino weather event can leadContinue Reading
Australians are being urged to prepare their homes for the storm season as new figures reveal the worst hit areas for severe weather events in the last financial year. Just weeks out from summer, and Australians are bracing for another season of not only bushfires, but thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, andContinue Reading
Australians are being urged to prepare for seven months of severe weather after the Bureau of Meteorology released a grim long-term forecast. While severe weather can occur at any time of the year, the national weather agency has warned extreme conditions are most likely to occur between October and April.Continue Reading
YANGON: Five facts about tropical cyclones and storm surges ahead of powerful Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to hit Myanmar and Bangladesh on Sunday:Cyclones are low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters, with gale force winds near the centre. The winds can extend hundreds of kilometres (miles) from theContinue Reading
When Cameron Chappell packed his snorkelling gear, he expected to soon be cruising around Vanuatu and New Caledonia. But instead he is on his way to Tasmania. The 22-year-old from Adelaide had already boarded Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas on Tuesday in Brisbane when he found out the internationalContinue Reading
Two tropical cyclones are currently roaming around our seas with one Australian region likely to be in line for a “direct hit”. This dangerous weather system is also on a collision course with New Zealand and could bring Auckland a second round of flooding just a few weeks after muchContinue Reading
A tropical cyclone has formed off the coast of Western Australia and it’s almost certain it won’t be the only one. In fact, as many as three cyclones could form in Australian waters this week and a potential fourth is in the offing during the next 10 days as theContinue Reading