Tropical cyclones develop from a region of low atmospheric pressure over warm tropical oceans where the temperature of the water is greater than 26.5C. As the pressure in the centre decreases, wind ...

ABC meteorologist Nate Byrne takes a closer look at how cyclones form, and what damage they can cause as they increase in intensity.

The Australian region is usually hit with 11 cyclones each season — which runs from November 1 to April 30 — but only five tropical cyclones have been named in 2016-17. The 2015-16 season was the ...

When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could “bomb out” or become a bomb cyclone. But what exactly does this mean?

Australia is facing an above-average cyclone season, with at least 11 cyclones likely in the region. NORTHERN AUSTRALIA IS likely to experience an average or above-average number of tropical cyclones ...

The chance of a tropical cyclone crossing the Queensland coast next week is "significant" and a "severe impact is possible", according to the latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).

When a tropical cyclone reaches Category 5, it has entered the highest classification on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind ...

Queenslanders are being warned the chance of a cyclone forming off the east coast is growing, with the possibility of a system developing as early as Sunday. Morgan Pumpa from the Bureau of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man crosses 7th street in the heavy snow Sunday Dec. 28, 2025 in downtown Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt /Star Tribune via AP) When ...