Social media users have long claimed 19th-century Australian meteorologist Clement L. Wragge is the reason modern hurricanes receive human names. Wragge, who monitored weather in the late-19th ...

Tropical Cyclone Zelia may have dissipated but it won't be the last to threaten Australia's coastline - and the next one has forced a name change before it even forms.

The next tropical cyclone to form in Australian waters will be named Alfred instead of Anthony, after the Bureau of Meteorology chose to change the upcoming name to avoid confusion with Prime ...

If a cyclone is named by a country neighbouring Australia, the system keeps the name when it enters Australian waters. Read Today's Paper Mind Games The Australian Plus ...

Downgraded by the BOM to Category 3 by Tuesday afternoon, Cyclone Debbie hit the coast as a Category 4 cyclone. In Australia, that is equivalent to a Category 2 or 3 storm in the U.S. This Tweet ...

Australia has been warned to prepare for the “worst-case scenario” as Cyclone Alfred heads Down Under. The rare Category 2 storm is nearing the Australian coast and residents are being warned ...

The names are chosen from a pre-approved list which alternates between male and female names from letters A to Z. If a cyclone is named by a country neighbouring Australia, the system keeps the ...