BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia, February 3, 2011 (ENS) – Cyclone Yasi, a Category 5 storm packing winds of up to 285 kph (177 mph), roared across north Queensland Wednesday night, smashing buildings ...

Thousands of people fled their homes and crammed into shelters in northeastern Australia on Wednesday as the most powerful cyclone in the country's history barreled toward a string of popular tourist ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s waterlogged northern state of Queensland just can’t seem to get a break, but its citizens appear to be taking it in stride. Still cleaning up from devastating floods ...

Category 5 mega Cyclone Yasi struck the North Queensland coast late on Wednesday 2 February 2011. Reflecting recent disasters around the world, both new and old Australian media have played ...

Tropical Storm Anthony made landfall in Queensland, Australia this past weekend, and now the residents are watching a larger, more powerful cyclone headed their way. NASA's Terra satellite captured a ...

Record ocean temperatures and an intense La Nina weather pattern have helped spawn one of the most powerful cyclones in Australia but whether there's a direct climate change link is less clear.

CAIRNS, Australia -- The tail end of one of Australia's largest-ever cyclones triggered wild storms and flash flooding at the other end of the country on Saturday, while residents in the cyclone zone ...

NASA image acquired Feb. 1, 2011. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

THE last time Australia saw a Category Five cyclone was when Yasi destroyed large parts of Queensland. This is what happened then, and what we can expect today. Two days ago, it was an unnamed low ...

SHOPPERS face paying up to $14 a kilogram for bananas once again, with the entire Australian crop all but wiped out by Cyclone Yasi. In a repeat of the devastation reaped by Cyclone Larry five years ...