Australia has been warned to prepare for the “worst-case scenario” as Cyclone Alfred heads Down Under. The rare Category 2 ...

Typhoons, cyclones and hurricanes are actually all technically the same thing: a tropical cyclone. Image: People watch as huge swells hit the beaches on the Gold Coast, Australia. Pic: AAP/AP They ...

The fact that Alfred is set to make landfall is very unusual. But we can’t yet definitively say this is due to climate change ...

An index developed to track the power of named storms around the world is known as the Accumulated Cyclone Energy or what is often referred to as the ACE. The index uses a complex equation ...

Cyclone Alfred has hit Queensland's outer islands and is forecast to cross the mainland between Maroochydore and Bribie Island before 12pm (local time). The tropical cyclone - the first to hit ...

As south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales prepare for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to cross the coast, an Australian researcher explains what makes this system so unusual.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to become the first cyclone to cross the east Australian coast near the Queensland state capital since 1974. Residents were told to brace themselves for the ...

Australia has been warned to prepare for the “worst-case scenario” as Cyclone Alfred heads Down Under. The rare Category 2 storm is nearing the Australian coast and residents are being warned to act ...

Plus - why are storms given names? What's the difference? Typhoons, cyclones and hurricanes are actually all technically the same thing: a tropical cyclone. They are just referred to by different ...