Weather updates on wildfire danger and dust storms
Friday’s forecast includes the strongest non-thunderstorm winds we’ve seen in years. After a beautiful Thursday afternoon, ...
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Jude
Jude was a tropical cyclone over Mozambique Monday morning, Central Africa Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its ...
NOAA reports 2024 had second-highest tornado count on record with 1,796 confirmed twisters
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center released its 2024 Severe Weather Year-in-Review. One note that came out of the report was the ...
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 ...
Tropical Cyclone Alfred forecast to make landfall as category 2, with worst impacts to be felt south of system
Modelling shows the system, which is about 550km out to sea, will start heading towards the coast about 4pm before making landfall somewhere between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast later this week.
Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia's prime minister cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the ...
Alfred raises flood risk as tropical storm whips Australian coast with wind and rain
A slow-moving tropical storm crossed islands off Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast late Friday, lashing coastal suburbs with destructive winds and dumping heavy rain across the region.
Man hit by cyclone while rowing across Pacific Ocean rescued by Australian warship after being stranded for 3 days
Video of the operation showed a naval boat rescuing Mockus from his vessel in rough seas, then hoisting him onto the warship.
Why the National Hurricane Center's forecast cone may look a little different this year
The size of the tropical cyclone forecast error cone for 2025 will be about 3-5% smaller for systems in the Atlantic basin and 5-10% smaller for systems in the eastern Pacific.
Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the ...
Cyclone Garance hits French Indian Ocean island of Reunion; police report 3 deaths
French police say at least three people have been killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains ...
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Cyclone Alfred: What is making the storm unusual and why are forecasters concerned?
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...