Tropical Cyclone Rusty News

AIR Update: Tropical Cyclone Rusty Makes Landfall in Western Australia

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reported that Tropical Cyclone Rusty came ashore with 1-minute sustained winds of 136 km/h [85 mph] and gusts to 170 km/h [106 mph]. AIR described Rusty as a “severe tropical cyclone—a category 3 storm by …

Australia’s Main Iron Ore Port Braces for Direct Tropical Cyclone Hit

A powerful tropical cyclone is on course for a “direct hit” on Australia’s Port Hedland, which handles a fifth of the world’s seaborne-traded iron ore, with evacuations starting on Tuesday ahead of forecast 200 kph (125 mph) winds and torrential …