A strong cyclone thrashed flood-ravaged Queensland, Australia, this week, but another storm is about to hit the highly populated north coast - and it is much bigger.
Forecasters say Cyclone Yasi could reach 149 miles per hour, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Many are concerned that Yasi could mean setbacks for the coal-mining sector of the region, which was socked by recent massive flooding, the paper reports.
Yasi is expected hit overnight Wednesday, according to The Australian, and will come ashore between Innisfail and Proserpine, directly hitting Queensland's capital, Townsville.
Yasi follows Cyclone Anthony, which hit this week with winds reaching 80 miles an hour, according to the Courier-Mail. The newspaper also had extensive coverage of the recent flooding, which affected 3 million people in one of the country's most costly disasters. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard proposed a tax to help cover flood damage, estimated at $5.6 billion.
As if Australia didn't have enough water problems as it is.
I'm sure down under they are tired of the old fable "when it rains, it pours'......
Good luck mates!
Well, Many people who commented will be "wishing" Townsville were the capital should the weather decide to follow CNN's mistake. We get it, Brisbane. 50 corrections should suffice. In other news: Turkey, the capital of England has declared bankruptcy, after President Gustav of China resigned as Prime Minister of India.
149 mph....not 150....but 149.
If it hits 150 it falls into a different Tax bracket.
Why 149 and not 150 for such an imprecise estimate?
Or why not 149.99 ?
My guess is that the Aussies estimated 240 kph and someone looked up the conversion factor and got 149.
Is it REALLY that hard to check little facts like our state's capital?
Come on CNN, you should be better than that.
So, two years ago, the global warming hysterics were crowing that Australia was headed to desertification, now the country has had record rain and floods. A few years ago, they declared that "winter" was a thing of the past in England, and for the past two years, we've had record-breaking cold and snow. Never say die, global warmers...
Complex thought is something you're not capable of. Hard to explain to a moron what the effects of the planet heating up will be: some areas get hotter, some get colder, some get wetter, and weather gets more extreme. NOAA data says 2010 was, once again, the warmest year on record. A cold snap in one part of the world don't mean global warming isn't happening. But complex thought like that is well beyond your reasoning ability, sad indeed.
The whole US 'left vs. right' has become pathetic. There is about as much difference between Republicans and Dems as there is between Pepsi and Cola, but you better pick one or be damned. I wish the US would start a full issues based democracy.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital city – not Townsville!
Prayers to the beautiful country of Australia. Hope the impact is minimal. Friends from USA will be praying for Australia.
Safe where I'm at for another 40 years, So I don't care about the earth’s convulsions. Even if I did it wouldn't make 1 bit of difference. Just as well sit back, crack a cold one, and not get to worked up about the inconvenience that man has helped make for himself. Here’s to all the fails that care about the failure. PSSST!!!
how come they call it a cyclone???though a cyclone was a tornado this sounds more like a typohoon or a hurricane are they the same things?
n the Southern Hemisphere Cyclones rotate in a clockwise direction while in the Northern Hemisphere Hurricanes rotate in a anti – clockwise direction. Cyclones and Hurricanes spin because the Earth is spinning. It's due to something called the coriolis effect.
Hence why in the Northern Hemisphere they are called Hurricanes and in the Southern Hemisphere they are called Cyclones.
Climate change. PFFFFT. We get a Cyclone season every year in Australia. It has been happening now for thousands of years. Nothing unusual here except for the size of the Cyclone. It is one big mother fukr.
@Northern 2011 – I think that's a slight understatement... It's gonna hit Qld quite hard when it does cross the coast (and maybe into NT and the far north of SA). If you're anywhere near that sucker – stay safe and get out of its way.. Good luck
Is the superbowl really a sporting contest? I thought it was a few hours of ads with soemeone chucking (not kicking) something that resembles a football around... 😉
In the Southern Hemisphere Cyclones rotate in a clockwise direction while in the Northern Hemisphere Hurricanes rotate in a anti – clockwise direction. Cyclones and Hurricanes spin because the Earth is spinning. It's due to something called the coriolis effect.
Hence why in the Northern Hemisphere they are called Hurricanes and in the Southern Hemisphere they are called Cyclones.
Wrong. Western Hemisphere=Hurricane Eastern Hemisphere=Cyclone Nothing to do with northern and Southern Hemisphere.
Yes, you are correct Bill. My mistake. Thanks for pointing the correct answer out. I guess being half asleep and typing comments doesn't mix so well.
I think both Bill and Northern are correct because the equator plays a role. Atlantic hurricanes are north of the equator and pacific cyclones are south of it. Also are typhoon's a NORTHERN pacific feature? Just asking....also are there southern Atlantic Hurricane's or is water temp too cold? There is a stormy region between Brasil and Africa where the Air France A330 went down which is typically known for extremely bad weather.
Wow, I know it's been said before, but seriously, Townsville is the capital of Queensland? What a joke! For people who aren't from Australia – we get flooded all the time. I can't count how many times I have been stranded in caboolture or deception bay because of flood waters. This particular round is more devastating than most, but it must be put into the context that we have floods all the time – stop screaming apocolypse
The capital of Queensland is not Townsville, IT IS Brisbane. If you are going to report world events please get to know your geography. How can a journalist reporting on world events get it so wrong??? It's like saying Odessa is the Capital of Texas not Austin Texas.