A rare weather phenomenon is heading towards the Australian city of Brisbane, as the country's eastern coast is preparing for torrential rain, destructive winds, and storm surges. Cyclone Alfred is ...

Using a sediment core taken from the Great Blue Hole off the coast of the Central American state of Belize, researchers from ...

Cyclones typically need water temperatures of 26.5°C or more to form. More than 90% of all extra heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions is stored in the seas. The oceans are the hottest on record, ...

The National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season Monday, March 17, just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

As Tropical Cyclone Alfred catapults itself towards Queensland’s southeast coast and northeastern NSW, it’s become clear it’s ...

With already nine tropical cyclones developing since December, and one potentially forming this week, Australia's busiest ...

Dr Liz Ritchie-Tyo, a professor of atmospheric sciences at Monash University, explains that this shift is due to Alfred’s ...

An international collaboration looks at the role of the subsurface ocean, especially a depth referred to as 26 °C isothermal ...

This is particularly true when cyclones form over the Coral Sea, as in the case of Alfred. There, cyclones paths are among the most unpredictable in the world. Sometimes unexpected factors may arise.

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For just the third time in over 27 years, three tropical cyclones are active simultaneously in the South Pacific. This vast region, which stretches from the Coral Sea in the west to the Pitcairn ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred formed in the Coral Sea Saturday evening Australian Eastern Time, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 40 miles ...