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Cyclone Alfred map tracker: When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall?

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is closing in on southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales, with authorities warning residents to “prepare now” for the “extremely rare event”. Millions of people in ...
The Conversation

How are scientists tracking Cyclone Alfred?

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is now expected to make landfall early on Saturday morning – later than initial estimates that suggested it would strike southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales on ...
The Conversation

Cyclone Alfred is slowing – and that could make it more destructive. Here’s how climate change might have influenced it

Cyclone Alfred has now been delayed, as the slow-moving system stalls in warm seas off southeast Queensland. Unfortunately, the expected slow pace of the cyclone will bring even more rain to affected ...
CNBC

Cyclone Alfred downgraded as millions of Australians stay indoors

Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred lingered off the south-east Australian coast on Saturday and forecasters said Brisbane is likely to miss the worst of the storm, a relief for millions of residents in the ...
Reuters

Australia tells thousands to evacuate as tropical cyclone Alfred nears

SYDNEY, March 7 (Reuters) - Australia ordered thousands of people in its eastern regions to evacuate before Tropical Cyclone Alfred hits land on Saturday, as the storm brought heavy rain, huge waves ...
Reuters

Cyclone Alfred stalls off Australia's east as millions brace for impact

SYDNEY, March 6 (Reuters) - Cyclone Alfred stalled off Australia's east coast on Thursday as officials shut airports, schools and public transport while residents stockpiled supplies and sandbagged ...
pv magazine International

Australia’s solar generation faces major disruptions from Cyclone Alfred

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that solar generation in parts of Eastern Australia is set to face significant disruptions as Cyclone Alfred hits the Queensland ...
Seattle Times

Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Residents were stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties Wednesday ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east ...
CNN

Alfred raises flood risk as tropical storm whips Australian coast with wind and rain

A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come. Cyclone Alfred, ...
Mongabay

Flash floods, blackouts and a ‘sharknado’ as Cyclone Alfred lashes Australia

Heavy rainfall and flooding damaged homes and vehicles in Australia, with locals even reporting shark sightings in inland canals. Cyclone Alfred formed over the Coral Sea on Feb. 22, NASA Earth ...
World Socialist Web Site

Cyclone Alfred hits major Australian population centre

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the first cyclone in 50 years to cross the southeast coast of Australia, has hit the country’s third largest population centre, affecting nearly five million people in ...
CNN

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 ...