Here's how the Bureau of Meteorology will pick the next tropical cyclone's name
As tropical cyclone Sean batters the coast of Western Australia, keen weather watchers may be asking the same question: how ...
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Analysis: How tropical cyclones receive their names
Sky News Weather Meteorologist Rob Sharpe says the Bureau of Meteorology began naming tropical cyclones in 1963 in a bid to ...
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How Wildfires Get Their Names
Meteorological organizations have strict naming protocols for tropical cyclones and hurricanes. Not so for wildfires, which can end up being named for the local dump. Like hurricanes, wildfires ...
Four potential cyclones forecast for Australia over coming days, BOM warns
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting multiple cyclones could form across northern Australia by the end of the week, as ...
Simple guide to Qld’s weird and wild weather
Five tropical lows are likely to develop off northern Australia in coming days with one already off Cairns, triggering a ...
Tropical cyclone likely to form off WA over the weekend, coastal crossing unlikely
A tropical cyclone is expected to form off WA's northern coast on Sunday, but a coastal crossing remains unlikely.
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Tropical cyclone likely to form near Pilbara coast
A developing low pressure system off Australia’s northwest coast has a high chance of becoming a tropical cyclone this ...