Science & Environment
How to prepare for a cyclone
How do you prepare for a cyclone – and what do you do if it’s too late to leave? Here’s an expert’s advice.
Tag: cyclones
History & Culture
‘The event that put Darwin on the map, while nearly wiping it off’: Cyclone Tracy 50 years on
Cyclone Tracy was one of Australia’s most damaging natural disasters. Fifty years on, we recall the devastating storm and the extensive evacuation and reconstruction that followed.
History & Culture
Capturing despair
Nothing quite brought home the national shock of the tragedy of Cyclone Tracy in 1974 like this image. But what’s the full story behind it?
News
Cyclone Pam one of the worst-ever Pacific disasters
Vanuatu is facing the worst natural disaster in the Pacific in recent memory, in the wake of Category 5 Cyclone Pam