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A collage of the ten deadliest tropical cyclones worldwide since 1990 This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones , including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.
The morning of the 11th has been described as the worst devastation in the city since Cyclone Althea in 1971. [4] Most roads in the city were impassable; the Bruce Highway was closed to the north and south of the city as were all rail links as at the time they were still under water; the airport was closed to all commercial traffic as the runway was under water, and the navigation aids still ...
A powerful storm that met the definition of a bomb cyclone on Thursday morning brought extreme wind and rain to the East Coast Wednesday night. The storm's pressure dipped the required 0.71 of an ...
A total of 16 cyclones are listed down below reaching/surpassing an intensity of 920 hPa (27.17 inHg), with most of them occurring during El Niño seasons. Tropical cyclones that have been recorded since the start of the 1969–70 Tropical Cyclone year and have reached their peak intensity to the west of 160E are included in the list.
The Bureau of Meteorology said tropical cyclone Kirrily will cross the coast near the tourist town of Townsville on Thursday night, bringing with it wind gusts of up to 165 km (103 miles) per hour.
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The cyclone killed two people in Townsville: one man was crushed when his home collapsed, and another suffered a stress-related heart attack. [14] Although the worst of the storm struck near low tide, the combination of a large storm surge and high waves caused widespread damage along the coast. [1]
Cyclone Freddy left more than 1,000 dead across several countries last year. The cyclones bring the risk of flooding and landslides, but also stagnant pools of water may later spark deadly outbreaks of the waterborne disease cholera as well as dengue fever and malaria. Studies say the cyclones are getting worse because of climate change.