Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred
Last Monday, March 3, the Bureau of Meteorology warned residents of Queensland and New South Wales that Tropical Cyclone ...
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Rare cyclone batters Brisbane and Australia’s Gold Coast
Over the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was ...
Queensland floods as it happened: Lockyer Valley, Ipswich inundated as effects of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred linger
Staff at Winey Cow, a cafe just 50 metres from the Surfers Paradise foreshore, closed during the worst of ex-tropical cyclone ...
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred insurance claims surge as recovery efforts begin
Homeowners are not required to wait for an insurance assessor before starting clean-up efforts. However, they should retain repairable items where possible and notify insurers before disposing of any ...
Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit southeast Queensland—the first in 50 years to strike so far south
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The ...
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred takes toll on supermarkets as shelves stripped bare far from impact zone
Supermarkets across Queensland grapple with grocery shortages in the wake of the natural disaster, with flooding expected to ...
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Photos: Tropical Storm Wreaks Havoc on Australian Beaches, Infrastructure
The same energy that brought Kirra to life last week has slowly morphed into a more malevolent force. Cyclone Alfred was ...
Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power and people were ordered to evacuate their ...