Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi, possibly the strongest cyclone to make landfall in Queensland since the strong La Niña event of 1918, crossed the coast between Cairns and Townsville on the 3rd of ...

The National Weather Service Guam Forecast Office recently released the 2025 Tropical Cyclone Outlook for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands of the western North Pacific. In the outlook, we ...

Storm surges and flooding are the two most dangerous aspects of hurricanes, accounting for three-quarters of deaths from Atlantic tropical cyclones, according to a 2014 study. A third of the 1,200 ...

The tropics, as a region, account for 40 per cent of the world’s total surface area and are host to approximately 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity.

Time series of key atmosphere and ocean variables that indicate or influence Australian climate. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and Niño indices are El Niño and La Niña indicators. The Indian ...