Cyclone Idai, the worst weather disaster in the history of the Southern Hemisphere, has caused extensive flooding and left tens of thousand homeless and more than 400 dead in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and ...

Bombogenesis is said to occur when a storm's central barometric pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. In the 1940s, some meteorologists began informally calling some big coastal storms ...

A pile of logs that may have blocked the Esk River mouth is in the spotlight at an inquest into the deadly Cyclone Gabrielle, with the victims' lawyer suggesting material from a concrete dump could be ...

Most Australians know cyclones can cause serious damage to housing. Insurance premiums in cyclone-prone regions are among the highest in the country. Unfortunately, things are likely to get worse ...

People who’ve lived through natural disasters, such as floods or cyclones, often re-assess their priorities. But for Australians who’ve lived through a severe cyclone, this can affect them in a way ...

There are variations around the world, particularly in the Western Pacific, in how countries name and measure tropical cyclones. We can explain. By Mike Ives The writer is based in South Korea and ...