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Australian Tourist Hotspot Inundated With Life-Threatening Floods After Cyclone Jaspar

A key tourism area in Australia’s far north has been inundated with life-threatening flooding after days of torrential rainfall in the wake of a tropical cyclone. Major flood and strong wind warnings have been issued across several areas in Queensland …

Severe Cyclone May Bring Floods to Parts of Southeast India

A severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy rain and strong winds across southeast India, with authorities warning of flash floods, damage to crops and power failures in some affected areas. Cyclone Michaung may bring …

Cyclone Biparjoy Makes India Landfall, Damaging Power Lines, Uprooting Trees

Strong winds, heavy rain and high tides lashed India’s Gujarat coast late on Thursday as Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall after authorities there and in neighboring Pakistan had evacuated more than 180,000 people to safety. Deserted coastal towns were battered in …

Major Oil And Container Ports Shut as Severe Storm Nears India

Major oil and container ports have shut in India as a severe cyclone tracks toward the nation’s west coast near Pakistan. Adani Group’s flagship Mundra operation, India’s busiest container harbor, the oil ports of Vadinar and Sikka, as well as …

Severe Cyclone Expected to Hit India’s West Coast, South Pakistan on Thursday

A storm off India’s west coast has strengthened to become a powerful cyclone and could hit India’s western state of Gujarat and southern parts of Pakistan this week, the weather department said. The cyclone, named Biparjoy, is expected to make …

Cyclone Mocha Is One of Strongest Storms Recorded in North Indian Ocean

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Mocha have moved further inland over Myanmar after coming ashore Sunday with winds of 155 miles per hour on the US wind scale. At its peak the winds reached 175 mph, tying it with 2019’s …

Cyclone Mocha Hits Bangladesh, Myanmar, Forcing Mass Evacuations

Cyclone Mocha made landfall on Sunday as Bangladesh and Myanmar evacuated hundreds of thousands of people on fears of widespread destruction to one of the most vulnerable areas in the region. The storm is set to cross the world’s biggest …

Western Australia Assesses Damage From Cyclone Ilsa’s ‘Path of Destruction’

Emergency authorities in Western Australia were assessing damage on Saturday from a tropical cyclone that hit the state’s northwest, sparing heavily populated areas but affecting several remote communities. Ilsa, downgraded to a severe weather system, made landfall in the sparsely …

Western Australia’s Iron Ore Export Hub Reopens as Cyclone Moves Inland

The key iron ore export hub of Port Hedland reopened after the biggest cyclone to hit Western Australia in at least a decade made landfall, with a major gold mine facing destructive winds as the storm moves inland. Port Hedland …

Australia’s Iron Ore Export Hub Braces for Powerful Cyclone Ilsa

Australia’s northwest region, home to the world’s largest iron ore export hub, braced on Thursday for the area’s most powerful tropical cyclone in a decade, as a major port closed and residents rushed to stock up on essential supplies. Cyclone …