REUTERS/Amit Dave Woah, Nelly! Coking coal prices have been on a bit of run recently, boosted by the prospect of disruptions to around half the world’s seaborne supply as a result of damage caused by Cyclone Debbie. The chart below from the Commonwealth Bank tells the story. CBA Prices are skyrocketing, surging back above the […]
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Sharknado? Man-eater washes up in Cyclone Debbie (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Published time: 30 Mar, 2017 08:52 A storm can leave in its wake a trail of destruction and devastation, but as Cyclone Debbie made its way through Queensland, Australia, residents of Burdekin Shire weren’t expecting to find a man-eating shark beached on the road. The meter-and-a-half bull shark was discovered on a muddy road near […]
“Debbie”, The Cockatoo That Was Saved From A Category 4 Cyclone, Has Died
1. Debbie, the sulfur-crested cockatoo who went viral earlier this week after she was rescued from cyclone devastated bushland, has sadly passed away. Wednesday’s Townsville Bulletin front page. — ben english (@bennyglish) 2. As far north Queensland was hammered by Cyclone Debbie this week, Debbie the cockatoo was discovered by a newspaper photographer, who took […]
Monster cyclone rips off roofs & trees, forces mass evacuations in Australia (VIDEOS)
Published time: 28 Mar, 2017 04:33 Thousands of people have been evacuated as a monster category four cyclone smashed into the coast of Australia, with winds over 260 kilometers per hour (160 mph) ripping off roofs and uprooting trees in Queensland. The 50-kilometer-wide eye of Cyclone Debbie struck along the north Queensland coastline; starting with […]
Cyclone Debbie: ISS films storm bearing down on Australian coast in ominous video
Published time: 27 Mar, 2017 19:30 Flying over northeast Australia, the International Space Station (ISS) has captured amazing footage of cyclone Debbie just as residents of Queensland braced themselves for the giant tropical storm. READ MORE: Thousands evacuated as Queensland braces for Cyclone Debbie (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) The ISS recorded the incredible video as it flew […]
Australians Are Preparing For A Huge Cyclone In The Most Aussie Way Possible
Penny Wardroper has baked a cake to mark the impending arrival of tropical cyclone Debbie, which is heading towards her home in Queensland’s north. Via Instagram: @pennywardroper “We thought, ‘Ah well, let’s have a peace offering to Debbie so she doesn’t smash us’,” Wardroper, who lives in the Whitsundays, told BuzzFeed News. When Cyclone Debbie […]