Cyclones form over warm oceans, gaining energy as they move. Warm air near the ocean surface absorbs water vapor and rises, beginning the process. As this warm, moist air rises, it cools ...

With already nine tropical cyclones developing since December, and one potentially forming this week, Australia's busiest ...

This is particularly true when cyclones form over the Coral Sea, as in the case of Alfred. There, cyclones paths are among the most unpredictable in the world. Sometimes unexpected factors may arise.

An international collaboration looks at the role of the subsurface ocean, especially a depth referred to as 26 °C isothermal ...

ABC meteorologist Nate Byrne takes a closer look at how cyclones form, and what damage they can cause as they increase in intensity. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds over a ...

The fact that Alfred is set to make landfall is very unusual. But we can’t yet definitively say this is due to climate change. Cyclones are steered by winds and weather patterns, and the Coral Sea’s ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The ...

a region of the Indian Ocean where tropical cyclones typically form and develop. Madagascar has experienced 69 cyclones between 1912 and 2022, although cyclones have been a pressure on the island ...

Cyclones typically need water temperatures of 26.5°C or more to form. More than 90% of all extra heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions is stored in the seas. The oceans are the hottest on ...