Cyclone Yasi could be Australia's worst ever


Weather | 206877 hits | Feb 01 4:09 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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Tropical Cyclone Yasi has been upgraded to Category 5 strength � the maximum rating � as it barrels towards the coast of northeastern Australia, prompting the premier of Queensland to warn of "catastrophic" damage to come.

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  1. by avatar sandorski
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:53 am
    Damn, just what they need. :(

  2. by Canadian_Mind
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:05 am
    Funny, I thought the Aussies and the Kiwi's were supposed to escape the apocolypse?

  3. by avatar Brenda
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:33 am
    Aren't they the first to get it? :?

  4. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:46 am
    Alice Springs and Mt. Isa would be sounding pretty good to the Aussies right now

  5. by Barilko
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:49 am
    The Good News that the Ocker economy was hardly affected by the recent recession so they do have money to rebuild.

  6. by avatar Scape
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:26 am
    Worst flood, worst Cyclone... these things come in three's don't they?

  7. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:28 am
    They're having a major heatwave in the south near Sydney

  8. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:26 am
    Australia's Cyclone Yasi, with winds of up to 300 km (186 miles) per hour, is so powerful it could blow apart even "cyclone proof" houses, engineers said on Wednesday.


    Anytime you put your ass on the line based on the supposed integrity of your home, you're gonna be sorrily missed.

    I just love the term cyclone/huricane/typhoon proof house. There is no such a thing, never has and likely never will be despite what some people would have you believe.

    A little more truth in advertising would go along way to saving lives.

  9. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:43 am
    The high rises here stand up fairly well. If you're up high enough you avoid the flying debris, which causes most injuries....that and not living on mountainsides or in mountain valleys, along rivers and in low lying areas prone to flooding..

  10. by avatar sandorski
    Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:59 am
    "Scape" said
    Worst flood, worst Cyclone... these things come in three's don't they?


    Probably a 'Roo Uprising.



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