Australia, cyclone and Alfred

'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 authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon.
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 tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall early Saturday with the strength of an Atlantic tropical storm.
Cyclone Alfred: What we know about rare storm near Australian coast
Millions of residents have been warned about the risk of life-threatening flooding and dangerous gusts of wind. But what is a cyclone, what kind of threat does it pose, and what is being done about it?
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 impacts are not uncommon but direct landfalls are.
‘Rare’ Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on Australia’s east coast
Millions of people on Australia’s east coast are bracing for their first tropical cyclone in more than five decades as authorities urge residents in flood-prone areas to evacuate their homes.
Australia Prepares for ‘Significant Impacts’ From Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening floods are expected after the storm made a sudden shift toward Queensland.
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 first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’
Thousands of Australians face emergency warnings as Cyclone Alfred nears
Schools close and flights cancelled as first such storm to hit region in more than 50 years approaches Brisbane
Rare tropical cyclone 'Alfred' threatens millions on Australia's east coast
Millions of residents along Australia 's eastern coast are bracing for the impact of Cyclone Alfred, the first cyclone to threaten Brisbane in half a century. The storm, equivalent to a Category 1 Atlantic hurricane, is expected to make landfall just south of Brisbane early Friday.
Watch: Solo rower rescued after battling Cyclone Alfred off the coast of Australia
A Lithuanian rower caught in Cyclone Alfred off the coast of Queensland, Australia was rescued after his boat capsized multiple times during his travels.
Cyclone Alfred devastates Australian Gold Coast by washing away entire beaches
At least one person died and four remain missing after Tropical Cyclone Alfred battered Australia’s east coast. But its coastal erosion, not human casualties, that have got the country talking. The Gold Coast is known for its smooth,
Cyclone Alfred latest: Rare Category 2 storm nears Australian coast as millions face ‘worst-case scenario’
People on the projected path of Cyclone Alfred have been asked to "act now" and leave before the situation gets worse as an ...
Cyclone Alfred: Everything Queensland and NSW residents need to know
Tropical Cyclone Alfred crossed the Moreton Bay islands at 1am AEST and is expected to hit the mainland coast, between Maroochydore and Bribie Island, early on Saturday morning.More than 4 million ...
Track rainfall and wind speeds in the wake of ex-Cyclone Alfred
Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left heavy rain and flash flooding in its wake, track rainfall totals and wind speeds at key locations.
Cyclone Alfred: Flights cancelled as several airports shut due to threat of Category 2 storm in Australia
All flights from Byron Bay’s Ballina airport have been cancelled, and Gold Coast Airport, 55 miles up the coast from Ballina, ...