Yasi, the mother of all storms
February 2nd 2011 02:48
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Cyclones Yasi, left, and Tracey.
The "mother of all storms" is heading towards north-eastern Australia. It is, according to the Queensland Bureau of meteorology, "likely to be more life threatening than any experienced during recent generations".
The cyclone has been named Yasi, by Fijian authorities, who got the right to name it because they were its first victims. If it had been born in Australian waters, it would have been given a female name starting with B. The name Bitch has been suggested.
Yasi is packing winds of more than 320 km/h (200 mph). Hold on to your roof.
Australians still shudder at the mention of Cyclone Tracey. We got to name that one. In return, she flattened the city of Darwin on Christmas Eve, 1974.
Now we really have something to shudder about. The graphic above shows Tracey, on the right. Yes, Yasi is a giant. It's due to smash into north-eastern Queensland in the next few hours.
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