{"id":140347,"date":"2025-02-13T12:27:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T05:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140347"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T05:27:48","slug":"satellites-show-tropical-cyclone-rapidly-strengthens-before-australia-landfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140347","title":{"rendered":"Satellites show tropical cyclone rapidly strengthens before Australia landfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-55548112e000493\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-55548112e000493--13570127858.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-55548112e000493--13570127858.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-55548112e000493--13570127858.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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class=\"sub-text\">Australian Storm Chaser Vaughn Laws joins FOX Weather to discuss his passion for taking photos of the weather. #FOXWeather #StormChaser<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>PORT HEDLAND, Australia \u2013<\/strong> Residents in Western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a> are closely watching Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which rapidly intensified on Wednesday and is expected to potentially reach Category 5 strength before making landfall.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bom.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia\u2019s Bureau of Meteorology<\/a> reported that the Category 4 cyclone was on a trajectory to impact the Pilbara region, with Port Hedland, a major mining and resource hub, directly in its path.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Zelia\u2019s development resembled that of a rapidly strengthening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hurricane<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/lightning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightning <\/a>surrounding a pinhole eye.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/screenshot-2025-02-12-at-20.52.22.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/screenshot-2025-02-12-at-20.52.22.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/screenshot-2025-02-12-at-20.52.22.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/screenshot-2025-02-12-at-20.52.22.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-02-12-at-20.52.22.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/screenshot-2025-02-12-at-20.52.22.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/screenshot-2025-02-12-at-20.52.22.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tropical Cyclone Zelia\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Upper-level winds were considered to be conducive for development, and water temperatures were estimated to be a blistering 86-88 degrees F.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Additionally, the FOX Forecast Center said the position of the jet stream was helping to ventilate the cyclone before its arrival during the late workweek.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Forecasters predicted that sustained wind speeds could reach at least 180 mph before the cyclone makes landfall, with catastrophic damage likely in the storm&#8217;s eyewall.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In addition to damaging winds, severe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flooding<\/a> is also a major concern for the region, as tropical moisture is expected to persist for days in the western part of the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/australia.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/australia.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/australia.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/australia.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/australia.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/australia.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/australia.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tropical Cyclone Zelia animation\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Tropical Cyclone Zelia animation<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/australia-kangaroos-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DEMISE OF AUSTRALIA\u2019S LARGE KANGAROOS LIKELY NOT CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, STUDY SUGGESTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Port Hedland, located about 1,000 miles north of Perth, is among one of the communities most at risk, and preparations were underway with flight disruptions and school closures ahead of the worst of the weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Some parts of the region are still recovering from Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, a Category 5 storm that hit western areas in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Australia\u2019s cyclone season runs from November to April, which is during the Southern Hemisphere&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a> and summer months.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.gov.au\/pages\/hazards-cyclones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to Australia&#8217;s climate services<\/a>, the country typically tracks around a dozen cyclones annually, with four or five that make a direct landfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Cyclone activity tends to spike during La Ni\u00f1a climate events, with twice as many cyclones impacting the region when compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/el-nino-2023-2024-ends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/austrailia-track.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/austrailia-track.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/austrailia-track.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/austrailia-track.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/austrailia-track.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/austrailia-track.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/austrailia-track.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tropical Cyclone Zelia forecast track\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Tropical Cyclone Zelia forecast track<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Australia&#8217;s Bureau of Meteorology \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/el-nino-2023-2024-ends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AUSTRALIA DECLARES EL NINO OVER IN TROPICAL PACIFIC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While there is no established link between Australia&#8217;s cyclone activity and the Atlantic hurricane season, both regions&#8217; cyclone patterns are influenced by the broader El Ni\u00f1o-Southern Oscillation, or what is often referred to as the ENSO.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The state of the ENSO is expected to remain either in a weak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/la-nina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Ni\u00f1a<\/a> or neutral status through most of the remaining months of the year, which will impact cyclone activity elsewhere around the globe when development begins to percolate in around three to six months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/288\/162\/LaNina_rev1_500.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/576\/324\/LaNina_rev1_500.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/720\/405\/LaNina_rev1_500.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1440\/810\/LaNina_rev1_500.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/668\/376\/LaNina_rev1_500.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1336\/752\/LaNina_rev1_500.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/668\/376\/LaNina_rev1_500.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"La Nina Map\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A La Nina tends to bring drier air over South America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     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