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As at 1100hrs CST Tropical Cyclone Nathan is currently a Category 3 cyclone estimated to be 820 kilometres east southeast of Nhulunbuy and 810 kilometres east of Groote Eylandt and moving west northwest at 16 kilometres per hour ... number that would be suitable to accommodate persons in the event that Tropical Cyclone Nathan impacts the island. ....
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2015-03-20SYDNEY (Reuters) - A powerful tropical cyclone was losing strength after crossing Australia's north-east coast on Friday, with no immediate reports of injuries. Cyclone Nathan made landfall shortly before dawn as a category ......
Yahoo Daily News 2015-03-20A child climbs on a block of earth under a uprooted tree near Port Vila on March 19, 2015 after Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. Vanuatu has hit out at aid groups swarming the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation over a lack of coordination, which it said cost precious time getting help to those in need, while warning food will run out in a week....
Canberra Times 2015-03-20A child climbs on a block of earth under a uprooted tree near Port Vila on March 19, 2015 after Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. Vanuatu has hit out at aid groups swarming the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation over a lack of coordination, which it said cost precious time getting help to those in need, while warning food will run out in a week....
Canberra Times 2015-03-20Cycle Pam, believed to be the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded to make landfall in the South Pacific has resulted in widespread destruction or damage across Vanuatu ... "Shelter is a major priority," she says and reports that a number of churches are being used as evacuation centres for many of those who lost their homes during Tropical Cyclone Pam's rampage which had winds gusting up to 350kph....
noodls 2015-03-20Born between two cyclones, three-week-old Jasmine is a picture of serenity amongst the preparations in Nhulunbuy for Tropical Cyclone Nathan, which is predicted to hit the small town on Sunday morning ....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2015-03-20Commonwealth Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and Queensland Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jo-Ann Miller today announced further disaster assistance for local councils affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Marcia ... "This assistance will support councils with the costs incurred as a result of protecting their communities and cleaning up after the devastating effects of the cyclone."....
noodls 2015-03-20(Source. Australian Government). Media release ... Today I announce that Australia will provide urgent humanitarian support to Tuvalu in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam. The cyclone caused severe damage to houses, health centres and other critical infrastructure, and communities are experiencing electricity and water shortages ... Media enquiries....
noodls 2015-03-20James Cook University) Call for change of focus with cyclone planning ... events such as cyclones. The multi-national team of public health specialists, including JCU researchers, looked at the after-effects of large storm systems such as Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi and Hurricane Katrina on people with ongoing health conditions across the world....
noodls 2015-03-20Queensland cotton growers are pitching in to help the survivors of Tropical Cyclone Pam, which devastated the island nation of Vanuatu. ....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2015-03-20A powerful tropical cyclone is losing strength after crossing Australia’s north-east coast, with no immediate reports of injuries. ....
News24 2015-03-20Australian rescue teams remove over 100 kilograms of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam. ....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2015-03-20A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor contained in the moist air. They are fueled by a different heat mechanism than other cyclonic windstorms such as nor'easters, European windstorms, and polar lows. The characteristic that separates tropical cyclones from other cyclonic systems is that at any height in the atmosphere, the center of a tropical cyclone will be warmer than its surroundings; a phenomenon called "warm core" storm systems.
The term "tropical" refers both to the geographical origin of these systems, which usually form in tropical regions of the globe, and to their formation in maritime tropical air masses. The term "cyclone" refers to such storms' cyclonic nature, with counterclockwise wind flow in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise wind flow in the Southern Hemisphere. The opposite direction of the wind flow is a result of the Coriolis force. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by names such as hurricane (/ˈhʌrɨkeɪn/, /ˈhʌrɨkən/), typhoon, tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, and simply cyclone.