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Three tropical cyclones are churning in the South Pacific — all at once
For the first time in 26 years, three tropical cyclones are occurring simultaneously in the South Pacific Ocean.
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in the center. When the eye looks symmetrical, that often means the storm is not encountering anything to weaken it.
Three tropical cyclones are spinning in a row in the South Pacific
Tropical cyclone is the catch-all term for the powerful, spinning storms that feed off warm oceans and the strength of which is determined by wind speeds. The strongest are known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and typhoons in the Western Pacific and simply tropical cyclones in the South Pacific.
3 tropical cyclones churn in the South Pacific in unusual occurrence
The unusual activity is "a lot to happen at once, but not unprecedented," an atmospheric science professor said.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred to intensify into category three system on Wednesday
The cyclone is likely to build into a category three system on Wednesday morning and continue at that level through Thursday and Friday, tracking slowly south and away from the Queensland coast.
Analysis: Tropical Cyclone Alfred currently tracking south off Queensland’s coast
Sky News Australia Meteorologist Alison Osborne has examined how Tropical Cyclone Alfred is currently tracking as it travels off the Queensland coast.
Will Tropical Cyclone Alfred hit Queensland?
With Tropical Cyclone Alfred now spinning over the Coral Sea as a category two system and strengthening, many Queensland’s are asking one question: will it hit Queensland?
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Evacuations to begin as cyclone strengthens
The tropical cyclone was tracked 850km northeast of Mackay and 960km north-northeast of Rockhampton as of Thursday morning.
Cyclone Alfred forms in the Coral Sea, but where will he go next? 7NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden investigates
Cyclone tracks in the Coral Sea regularly look like Mr Squiggle drawings, a sign of just how erratic these systems can be.
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Tropical Cyclone Alfred upgraded to category three as it looms off Queensland coast
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Unpredictable cyclone menaces coast
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Cyclone Alfred reaches category 2 in the Coral Sea: Bureau of Meteorology track map
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Cyclone intensifies off coast, set to become 'severe'
A tropical cyclone intensifying off the Queensland coast is set to become "severe" and may move toward the mainland in the ...