Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred
Last Monday, March 3, the Bureau of Meteorology warned residents of Queensland and New South Wales that Tropical Cyclone ...
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred exposes 130-year-old shipwreck in Australia
Tropical Cyclone Alfred uncovered the 130-year-old wreck of the S.S. Dicky at Dicky Beach. The iron-hulled steamer was ...
Australia offers income support for workers hit by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
The Australian government said on Monday it would activate financial support for workers who lost income due to ex-Tropical ...
Cyclone Alfred downgraded as millions of Australians stay indoors
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred lingered off the south-east Australian coast on Saturday and forecasters said Brisbane is likely ...
Alfred, No Longer a Cyclone, Makes Landfall in Australia
One man died in floodwaters, the authorities said, and over 330,000 customers were without power in South East Queensland.
‘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 ...
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Insurers, government join forces for ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred recovery
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) – along with insurers, reinsurers, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and other government bodies – held discussions on the insurance industry’s ...
Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local ...
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: What's the big unknown?
Ex-TC Alfred is the first cyclone to hit southeast Queensland since ex-TC Zoe in 1974. Some footage of that event can be seen ...
Australia's Gold Coast has all but disappeared after Tropical Cyclone Alfred
At least one person died and four remain missing after Tropical Cyclone Alfred battered Australia’s east coast. But its ...
Cyclone Alfred is slowing – 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 ...