A tropical cyclone has rapidly intensified off the northern coast of Australia as millions across the country endure heatwave conditions that are forecast to stretch into the weekend.

Twin tropical cyclones, Veronica and Trevor, are headed towards landfall along Australia’s north coast on Friday or Saturday. Both could be major Category 3 storms at landfall.

Australia ordered thousands of people in its eastern regions to evacuate before Tropical Cyclone Alfred hits land on Saturday, as the storm brought heavy rain, huge waves and strong winds that cut ...

Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third-largest city. It will be the first tropical cyclone to hit southeast Queensland since a storm ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Australia ’s prime minister cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over” as parts of two states remained ...

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Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossed Australia’s northeast coast on Wednesday as a category 2 storm that lashed the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 87 mph.

So far this season, eight tropical cyclones have formed in the region. The first to make landfall was Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which struck northeast of Port Hedland, Western Australia, on ...