Did you know that cyclones occur in Australia more frequently than you hear on the news? And that scientist have also tracked them on other planets? But it is the ones that cross our coast that are the most damaging – it’s these low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters with gale force winds persisting for at least six hours that can extend hundreds of kilometres from the cyclone centre.
You may have heard of the term La Niña floating around with storm season returning for another year. But, do you actually know what it means and how it may affect you this storm season?