Cyclone batters Australian coast

[Woodscare]

A cyclone with winds gusting to 200 km/h hit the northern coast of Australia early Sunday, causing power outages and damaging homes in Queensland.

About 60,000 homes were left without power as Tropical Cyclone Ului crossed the coast at Airlie Beach as a Category 3 storm.

No injuries have been reported.

Many tourists and backpackers fled as strong winds blew over trees and signs.

About a dozen boats moored in the area were smashed up against sea walls and carried ashore.

The Bureau of Meteorology said the storm was downgraded to Category 2 as it moved inland, but flooding fears remain due to heavy rain.

http://news.aol.ca/article/cyclone-batters-australian-coast/788730/

 

[Sleekgiant]

Thanks for the news but might I ask for discussion value(not trying to be a jerk)

 

[blankedboy]

What about the cyclone in Haiti?
Or the cyclone in Pacifica?
Or the tsunami in Pacifica?
Or the tsunami that hit New Zealand?

Something tells me this topic won't get far.

 

[Travis Austin]

Is the world coming to an end?
First earthquakes all over the place, now cyclones.
What's next? Mass Floods? Hurricanes? Motherfucking Locusts?

btw that really sucks

 

[Banhaze]

Bring some of that water down here!! SA's got very little. And both NSW and Goddamn Victoria fight to let us have as little water as possible...

 

[DarkShader]

Well considering that I hail from this part of the world (Queensland) I can tell you that it is a serious concern. The cyclone is now a tropical low, but comes after weeks of record busting rain so most of the states rivers are in flood or were in flood recently.

The last two months we've had really unusual weather. Thankfully most of the floods that were around before this last storm have for the most part drained down to the neighboring states... but there is still the ongoing threat of continued flooding down stream.

IIRC, one river was over 14 metres in flood... that's metres above the usual level. And it went for as far as the eye could see in each direction from the news copter hovering above the town. (If I could remember more details I'd supply links and alike)

If you want something to talk about, ya can talk about that and the wacky weather around the world and the response to it. How much protection do we need? Lots of houses were completely flooded in that flood and all people got was about $750 dollars. (You can't get flood insurance in most places)

 

[Kortney]

Bring some of that water down here!! SA's got very little. And both NSW and Goddamn Victoria fight to let us have as little water as possible...

It's because you pronounce dance, France and plant wrong. That's why SA gets nothing. Start pronoucing it right!

 

[ace_of_something]

The way you describe it... is a cyclone like a tornado? Cuz it doesn't sound the same.

 

[Bill_Stanbrook]

The way you describe it... is a cyclone like a tornado? Cuz it doesn't sound the same.

As far as I'm aware, a cyclone is more like a hurricane, but one that rotates in the opposite direction (due to the different rotational effect of the Coriolis effect in the southern hemisphere, as opposed to the northern hemisphere where hurricanes are found).

 

[ace_of_something]

The way you describe it... is a cyclone like a tornado? Cuz it doesn't sound the same.

As far as I'm aware, a cyclone is more like a hurricane, but one that rotates in the opposite direction (due to the different rotational effect of the Coriolis effect in the southern hemisphere, as opposed to the northern hemisphere where hurricanes are found).

Hmmm Someone should tell this to Iowa State University because that is clearly a Tornado on their logo.