Cyclones in AustraliaBy: Seantique Darby

What Is It!?

Cyclones are very deadly. The winds can reverse the direction of the cyclone to an eastward path. As the cyclone moves pole wards it can speed up the winds and it may reach 30 m.p.h. or more. An average tropical cyclone can travel about 300 to 400 miles a day, or about 3,000 miles before it dies out. Cyclones are also low-pressure centered.

Where does it happen?

According to the met office website cyclones usually happen between the 5 degree and 3 degree latitude lines and moves westward somewhat towards the poles. The cyclones that hit Australia happen mostly near the western side of the continent. The cyclone season in Australia happens from October to May. All of Australia gets cyclones the worst one was in February 2011 in Northern Australia. The winds were 177 mph went 15 miles across Northern Australia and was a diameter of 900. It was about 3.6 billion dollars in damages.

How does is affect life on earth?

Cyclones affect life on earth because it comes with little to no warning at all. It takes lives it destroys property and businesses. Cyclones are a natural disaster.

What’s the issue? / Solution?

The issue with cyclones are that they destroy everything and you cannot stop a natural disaster from happening. Only solution I see fit is try to get a better warning to know when a cyclone is coming. The only system they have is they know the season to when the cyclones come. They also recommend cellars like they have for hurricanes.

Citations

• Hess Darrel, Physical Geography Third California Edition• http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/tropicalcyclone/facts#what• http://earthsci.org/flood/j_flood04/cyclone/cyclone.html• http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/about/warnings/