Cyclones
Damaging surf and high tides as cyclone spirals closer
Powerful waves could cause floods and coastal erosion as a tropical cyclone narrows on Queensland’s coast, but the category 3 system is unlikely to reach the mainland.
- Savannah Meacham and Adrian Black
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‘Rather unpleasant’: Court approves $2.4m settlement over cyclone cruise
Seven years after a cruise ship sailed out of Brisbane and into the path of a category 5 cyclone, passengers have been awarded damages.
- Cloe Read
Big swells, heavy rain: How Cyclone Alfred will affect south-east Queensland
Whether it crosses the Queensland coast or curls away from the mainland, Tropical Cyclone Alfred will make its presence felt in the south-east.
- Marissa Calligeros
Is there a cyclone coming to Brisbane?
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is gaining in strength, but the weather bureau has gone to lengths to point out that it is far off the coast.
- Savannah Meacham
Residents pick up the pieces after Cyclone Zelia rocks WA
Regional towns lashed by a cyclone face being isolated for days with limited food supplies as communities in two states begin to count the cost of recent destructive weather events.
- William Ton and Rachael Ward
Cattle station takes direct hit from Cyclone Zelia but minor damage elsewhere
As the weather system continues to move south on Saturday, authorities still warn of concerns from ‘exceptionally rare’ rainfall amounts causing dangerous flooding in the north of WA.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Cyclone Zelia as it happened: Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia makes landfall near De Grey River mouth east of Port Hedland
Residents in Port Hedland and surrounding areas have been ordered to stay indoors and shelter as winds pick up, with the centre expected to cross the coast this afternoon.
- Daile Cross
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Cyclone Zelia: Everything WA residents need to know
The Pilbara region in Western Australia is bracing for Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia to make landfall on Friday as a category 5 system.
- Heather McNeill
Too late to leave Port Hedland as cyclone emergency warning declared
There is now a threat to lives and homes in the area, with people instructed to shelter indoors as winds pick up.
- Daile Cross
‘Fear is the mind killer’: Worried locals bunker down ahead of monster cyclone
Residents of Port Hedland and Karratha choosing to stay behind as Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia edges closer to the coastal town are worried the monster cyclone brewing off the coast will be like nothing they’ve ever seen.
- Claire Ottaviano and Sarah Brookes
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