Cyclone Alfred formed in the Coral Sea towards the end of February when sea surface temperatures were almost 1C hotter than usual
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is predicted to hit the Gold Coast and other parts of south-east Queensland at 1am on Friday morning.Tropical Cyclone Alfred is predicted to hit the Gold Coast and other parts of south-east Queensland at 1am on Friday morning.Tropical Cyclone Alfred is due to hit south-east Queensland about 1am on Friday morning, bringing the risk of destructive winds, extreme flooding and storm surges to millions of people around Brisbane, the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales.
The planet – and the world’s oceans – are retaining more of the sun’s energy because of the extra greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. “These sea surface temperatures and warming in the atmosphere provide fuel to the systems so, when they do form, they have more energy to feed on and this tends to make them more intense than they used to be,” said Chand..
On Wednesday, Cyclone Alfred was moving through this area as it approached the coast, where it was expected to cross on Friday morning as a category two system.There are three main impacts that scientists and authorities are concerned about from Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s move to the Queensland coast: damage from extreme winds, flooding from intense rain, and damage at the coast from storm surge and damaging waves.
“These hot ocean temperatures can help supercharge tropical cyclones with more extreme rainfall and flood risks.”
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