Australia, Cyclone Alfred

Cyclone Alfred’s Wrath Reshapes Iconic Australian Beaches
Cyclone Alfred has left a striking mark on Australia’s east coast, stripping sand from some of its most famous beaches. The storm’s powerful waves and storm surge have carved out dramatic erosion cliffs,
Cyclone Alfred: Where, when is it expected to make landfall in Australia?
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane as a Category 2 storm on Friday or Saturday.
Watch: Australia's Tropical Cyclone Alfred reveals part of 130-year-old shipwreck
Severe erosion caused by Australia's Tropical Cyclone Alfred revealed parts of a ship that was washed ashore along a beach about 130 years ago.
Australia Prepares for ‘Significant Impacts’ From Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and life-threatening floods are expected after the storm made a sudden shift toward Queensland.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: What's the big unknown?
Ex-TC Alfred is the first cyclone to hit southeast Queensland since ex-TC Zoe in 1974. Some footage of that event can be seen here, courtesy of David Hill’s father, who recorded the damage on the Gold Coast with his 8mm camera.
See it: Kangaroo among those rescued during Australia floods from Tropical Cyclone Alfred
A kangaroo called “Skippy" was rescued after Tropical Cyclone Alfred recently battered Australia, producing heavy rains and flash flooding along the coast.
Artemis.bm11h
Cyclone Alfred losses to be hundreds of millions or higher, says Aon. Claims surpass 53k
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the seventh named storm in the Australian cyclone season, is expected to drive economic and insured ...
Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred—but most of this sand will return
For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local ...
Reinsurance News10h
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred claims hit 44,000+ as recovery process continues
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has suggested that insurers have received more than 44,000 claims following ...
Insurance Business America3h
ICA calls for interstate trades to speed up cyclone recovery
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) initiative to help insurers source ...
Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred
Last Monday, March 3, the Bureau of Meteorology warned residents of Queensland and New South Wales that Tropical Cyclone ...
Reinsurance News10h
Ex-Cyclone Alfred losses likely to exceed hundreds of millions as claims top 50k
With claims for ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred reaching 53,182, Aon has suggested that economic and insured loss impacts will likely exceed hundreds of ...
Business Wire11h
Rio Tinto donates A$1 million to Australian Red Cross for Cyclone Alfred relief
Rio Tinto is donating A$1 million to the Australian Red Cross, a Queensland Government approved agency, to help communities ...
Could a tropical cyclone hit Sydney? What climate change science does — and doesn't — say about future storms
As global temperatures climb, scientists say some of the things that made Tropical Cyclone Alfred unique — such as ...