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Is climate change supercharging Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it powers towards Australia?

Cyclone Alfred formed in the Coral Sea towards the end of February when sea surface temperatures were almost 1C hotter than usual

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What is melioidosis and why do cases spike after flooding and heavy rainfall?

What is melioidosis and why do cases spike after flooding and heavy rainfall?

As Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on Queensland, authorities warn rare but potentially fatal bacterial disease occurs when people have significant contact with contaminated water or soil

The Guardian - AU

Sandbagging 'chaos' erupts as tropical cyclone looms

Sandbagging 'chaos' erupts as tropical cyclone looms

Sandbagging "chaos" erupted at sites in southeast Queensland as people prepared to bunker ahead of the first cyclone to hit the area in over 50 years.

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‘Rare’ Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on Australia’s east coast

Millions are bracing for impact of first cyclone to hit Queensland and New South Wales since 1974.

Everything that’s shut on Wednesday as TC Alfred approaches

Many flights cancelled, some airports closed and some Brisbane council services on hold, while sporting events relocated or rescheduled

The Guardian - AU

Is Facebook Censoring Cyclone Alfred Posts? ‘The Audacity Of Meta’

Facebook users are finding themselves in an information blackout as Cyclone Alfred barrels towards Queensland's coast.

Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane

Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populous city

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Afternoon Update: hunkering down for Tropical Cyclone Alfred; Trump ‘just getting started’; and do TikTok gut health fads actually work

Afternoon Update: hunkering down for Tropical Cyclone Alfred; Trump ‘just getting started’; and do TikTok gut health fads actually work

Queenslanders in cyclone’s path urged to evacuate as storm expected to make landfall early on Friday between Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast

The Guardian - AU

Wright back, Reds brace for O'Connor's inside knowledge

Wright back, Reds brace for O'Connor's inside knowledge

Ex-Queensland star James O'Connor is vowing to do everything he can to help the Crusaders bring the Reds unstuck in Sunday's Super Rugby clash in Christchurch.

Brisbane on alert: these maps show the suburbs most likely to flood during Cyclone Alfred

Brisbane on alert: these maps show the suburbs most likely to flood during Cyclone Alfred

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to strike densely populated areas of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales. Brisbane, home to more than 2.5 million people, is among the places in the storm’s path.

The Conversation

‘Don’t panic, do prepare’: why it’s not too late to plan for Cyclone Alfred

‘Don’t panic, do prepare’: why it’s not too late to plan for Cyclone Alfred

For millions of people in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales, Cyclone Alfred will be their first experience living through a cyclone. Alfred is forecast to make landfall about 2am on Friday morning.

The Conversation

Cyclone Alfred is bearing down. Here’s how it grew so fierce – and where it’s expected to hit

Cyclone Alfred is bearing down. Here’s how it grew so fierce – and where it’s expected to hit

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is strengthening as it bears down on the coast of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, prompting fears it may become a destructive category 3 cyclone before it makes landfall.

The Conversation

Reds ready to fly players home pre-match if needed

Reds ready to fly players home pre-match if needed

The Queensland Reds are doing all they can to take care of players' families back in Brisbane while the team prepare to play the Crusaders in Christchurch.

Wild Weather Amping Up As Cyclone Alfred’s ‘Destructive Core’ Moves Towards The Qld Coast

Wild Weather Amping Up As Cyclone Alfred’s ‘Destructive Core’ Moves Towards The Qld Coast

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has confirmed that evacuation procedures are underway for those in seriously affected areas.

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Crisafulli urges residents to prepare as storm approaches – as it happened

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PM scraps WA visit due to cyclone, plays down poll date

Anthony Albanese has called off a trip to WA ahead of the state election because of the looming threat Tropical Cyclone Alfred poses to Queensland and NSW.

Sandbags to iron fences: millions braces for cyclone

From iron gates to sandbags, people are using what they can to prepare for a tropical cyclone due to hit a built-up coastal area for the first time in 50 years.

The Independent UK

Cyclone Alfred map tracker: When and where will the Category 2 storm make landfall?

Millions of people in Queensland and northern New South Wales under warnings to hunker down or evacuate, with flights, trains, buses and schools suspended

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How To Prepare For Cyclone Alfred Before It Hits QLD & Northern NSW This Week

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Health alert as mosquito virus spreads in three states

A second case of the deadly Japanese encephalitis has been detected in regional Victoria after a handful of cases were reported in NSW and Queensland.

Cyclone forces AFL to postpone, NRL move to Sydney

The NRL has moved the Dolphins clash with South Sydney out of Brisbane, after the AFL postponed games in Queensland amid cyclone warnings.

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred intensifies as latest forecast predicts landfall just north of Brisbane

BoM data prediction says path of TC Alfred shows it tracking to hit Queensland coast overnight on Thursday

Cyclone Alfred Upgraded To Category 2, Expected To Head Towards Southeast Queensland Today

It's the first cyclone to strike the area in 50 years.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Gender pay gap nearly $30,000, Albanese approval slips again, Trump’s latest Zelenskyy barb

Latest figures show 75% of companies have gender pay gap

Shop shelves stripped as residents sandbag for cyclone

Operators of a popular boat club nervously watching water lap at its doors are among millions of people frantically preparing for the arrival of a cyclone.

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