For example, Tracy has been retired after the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Tracy in 1974. From our waiting list, a name of the same gender and first letter is submitted for approval. If approved, ...

He was here at Midnight Mass Christmas Day 1974, fifty years ago Wednesday, when the fury of Cyclone Tracy struck. “It still brings me to tears,“ he says. “And I don’t think that will ever stop.” Know ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the seventh named storm in the Australian cyclone season, is expected to drive economic and insured ...

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By far the best-known is Cyclone Tracy, which wiped out large parts of Darwin when it hit on Christmas Eve, 1974, killing 66 people in what remains one of Australia’s worst natural disasters.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is lingering off the coast of Queensland, bringing hazardous surf and gale-force winds to coastal communities. Coastal communities in northern Australia are no stranger ...

On the morning of Christmas Day, 1974, Cyclone Tracy swept into the city of Darwin as a category 4 storm, killing 66 people, injuring more than 500 others, and leaving behind a $837 million repair ...

The Australian government said on Monday it would activate financial support for workers who lost income due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which has caused widespread flooding, power outages and ...

Years On was published last year, it wasn’t just a historical reflection; it was a warning. Just months later, we are already ...

The strict wind-resistant building standards came from an overhaul of the National Construction Code after Cyclone Tracy’s destruction of Darwin in 1974. But property owners are warned the ...

Picture Glenn Hampson Changes to building codes in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy in 1974 mean most homes built after 1980 have roofs built to withstand category 3 systems. Older homes ...