Giant Cyclone Pounds Australia Coast
One of the most powerful cyclones on record slammed into Australia’s northeast coast on Thursday, tearing off roofs and bringing down power lines. Cyclone Yasi, packing winds of up to 300 km (186 miles) an hour near its core, came ashore along hundreds of kilometers of coastline in Queensland state.
Why Hurricane Earl Weakened on Path to Cape Cod
Although some damage was reported in the North Carolina’s Outer Banks due to high winds and flooding, the area did not experience hurricane-force winds.
Island evacuations start as Hurricane Earl nears East Coast
Storms following a path like Earl’s, running roughly parallel to the coast, could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm’s way. They can also create a brief, rare season of world-class surfing on the northern Atlantic.