Queensland's north counts cost of flooding as south prepares for storms

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:12:00 +0100guardian (en)

However, the Bureau of Meteorology is still monitoring tropical cyclone Linda , a category 1 cyclone that formed in the Coral Sea. Linda is expected to move southeast towards the Queensland coast, but will remain offshore, curving south on Wednesday. Large waves, winds and dangerous surf conditions....

Sergei Skripal

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:23:00 +01009news (en)

Tropical Cyclone Linda has formed off the Queensland coast, with dangerous surf conditions expected as it makes its way south. A Sydney man accused of soliciting his wife's murder has told a jury he was in a state of shock after being told of her death.

Cyclone Hola: What's in a name?

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 23:14:00 +0100nzherald (en)

As it originated in the southwest Pacific, it has been named by the Fiji Meteorological Service and is pronounced "Ho-la", rather than the Spanish "Hola", which has a silent "H". It was preceded by Fehi and Gita, and the next tropical cyclone to originate in the southwest Pacific would be called Iris.