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The 2011–12 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season, with 7 cyclones forming rather than the usual 11. It began on 1 November 2011, and ended on 14 May 2012. It began on 1 November 2011, and ended on 14 May 2012.
2011–12 Australian region cyclone season: Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory: 4 2 None None 2010–11 South Pacific cyclone season 2: Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Samoan Islands, Tonga: 15 7 >$33 million 14 2011–12 South Pacific cyclone season 3: Fiji, Niue, Cook Islands: 2 0 None None South Atlantic tropical ...
The 2010–11 Australian region cyclone season was a near average tropical cyclone season, with eleven tropical cyclones forming compared to an average of 12. The season was also the costliest recorded in the Australian region basin, with a total of $3.62 billion (2011 USD) in damages, mostly from the destructive Cyclone Yasi. [1]
Tropical cyclones are non-frontal, low-pressure systems that develop, within an environment of warm sea surface temperatures and little vertical wind shear aloft. [1] Within the Australian region, names are assigned from three pre-determined lists, to such systems, once they reach or exceed ten–minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph), near the center, by either the Australian Bureau ...
There is a history of tropical cyclones affecting northeastern Australia for over 5000 years; however, Clement Lindley Wragge was the first person to monitor and name them. [ 2 ] In the early history of tropical cyclones in the Australian region, the only evidence of a storm was based on ship reports and observations from land.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi (/ ˈ j ɑː s iː /) was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that made landfall in northern Queensland, Australia in early 2011, causing major damage to the affected areas.
The most severe flood to take place along the Gascoyne River in Western Australia on record. 2010–2011 Flood: 2010–11 Queensland floods: 33 2,390,000,000 AUD 2011 Cyclone: Cyclone Yasi: 1 3,600,000,000 USD (2011) 2011 Flood: 2011 Victoria floods: 2 $2,000,000,000 AUD 2011 Flood: 2011 Wollongong floods: 0 2013 Bushfire: Tasmanian bushfires ...
The cyclone crossed the North West Cape and lashed Onslow and Exmouth with high winds up to 155 km/h (96 mph) and rain. [14] As Carlos moved away from the western coast of Australia on 24 February it strengthened into a Severe Tropical Cyclone. Carlos also caused a mini tornado to hit Ellenbrook, Perth, Western Australia on 28 February. [15]