Tag: Cyclone
Hurricane Paloma strengthens, pounds Caymans
Paloma strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane on Saturday as it pounded the wealthy British Caribbean territory of the Cayman Islands and headed toward storm-battered Cuba.[MORE]
Summer rain predicted to fill SEQ dams
A long-range weather forecaster is predicting a wet summer with plenty of rain to fill south-east Queensland dams.[MORE]
Forum hears need for cyclone preparation, awareness
A conference has been told that preparation and community awareness are vital in the lead-up to the cyclone season.[MORE]
Bureau predicts big cyclone season
The weather bureau is predicting there may be an above average number of tropical cyclones around the Top End this season.[MORE]
Qld residents urged to prepare for cyclone season
The weather bureau says Queenslanders should begin preparations for this year's cyclone season.[MORE]
NT storm chasers brace for severe cyclone season
A group of Darwin storm enthusiasts says the Top End is likely to experience a more severe cyclone season than usual.[MORE]
Weather Bureau tells Territorians prepare to sweat
The NT Weather Bureau says it expects a warmer than usual build-up this year.[MORE]
Darwin 'not prepared for category 5 cyclones'
A cyclone action group says thousands of lives are being put at risk this cyclone season because public shelters in the Northern Territory aren't up to scratch.[MORE]
Texas rushes Ike relief as health crisis looms
Texas officials have warned of a possible health crisis and urged thousands to leave the island city of Galveston, where relief supplies are scarce after the onslaught of Hurricane Ike.[MORE]
Texas gay bar with Tina Turner tributes is Ike haven
As Galveston told its remaining residents to leave the Texas island devastated by Hurricane Ike, gay bar Robert's Lafitte was planning a pre-curfew drag show and Tina Turner sing-along.[MORE]
Fortescue Metals face court over mining deaths
Fortescue Metals Group is one of eight companies due to face the Perth Magistrates Court today over the deaths of two workers at a Pilbara camp site. [MORE]
Gustav strengthens again off Cuba
Hurricane Gustav has strengthened to Category 2 as it churns across warm Caribbean waters toward western Cuba, the US National Hurricane Centre has said.[MORE]
New Orleans begins evacuation as Gustav gains strength
Tropical Storm Gustav has regained hurricane strength as it churned toward Cuba, leaving 78 people dead in its wake, as New Orleans began voluntary evacuations ahead of the storm's projected arrival next week.[MORE]
Tropical storm Fay heads for Cuba
Tropical storm Fay dumped heavy rains on the Dominican Republic and Haiti Saturday while threatening to turn into a hurricane as it approaches Cuba, the Bahamas, Jamaica and Florida, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.[MORE]
Gale force winds blow up Qld coast
Boats are likely to remain in port today because of the gale and strong wind warning for much of the Qld coast.[MORE]
Gale force winds intensify along Qld coast
Strong winds and high seas are intensifying along the Queensland coast.[MORE]
Wild winds whip up Qld coastline
Strong winds and high seas are battering the Queensland coastline.[MORE]
Thousands evacuated as storm hits China: state media
China evacuated 360,000 people and called 61,000 fishing boats back to shore as Tropical Storm Kalmaegi, which killed at least eleven people in Taiwan, hit the east coast on Friday evening (Australian time).[MORE]
Six dead, 6 missing after Taiwanese typhoon
Six people have been killed, six are missing and another six are injured after Typhoon Kalmaegi, a relatively light storm that swept over north-east Taiwan early on Friday (local time) before heading towards China.[MORE]
Bertha batters Bermuda
Storm-force winds and heavy rains have begun to lash Bermuda as Tropical Storm Bertha, once the 2008 Atlantic storm season's first hurricane, accelerates toward the British colony.[MORE]
Philippines President slams Coast Guard over ferry sinking
More survivors have been reported from the passenger ferry which sank during a typhoon in the Philippines, however more than 800 people who were onboard the vessel are still missing. [MORE]
700 people aboard sinking Philippine ferry
A ferry carrying over 700 passengers is sinking off the coast of the central Philippines after being battered by huge waves caused by Typhoon Fengshen.[MORE]
Burma's delay on aid cost tens of thousands of lives: Gates
The Burma military junta's delay in allowing international aid into the cyclone-hit country cost 'tens of thousands of lives', US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says.[MORE]
Aid yet to reach many Burmese cyclone survivors: commission
A critical shortage of flat-bottomed boats is hampering delivery of aid to cyclone survivors in Burma's devastated Irrawaddy delta, the European Union executive says.[MORE]
Burma adopts new constitution: state media
Burma's state television is reporting the nation's new constitution has been confirmed and enacted. [MORE]
