Cyclone Marcia
It’s late summer in Australia, and they aren’t worrying about snow and wind chills, they have tropical cyclones to deal with.
The state of Queensland on the east coast is preparing to get attacked by Cyclone Marcia, which is forecast to be a category 5 storm when it makes landfall.
The weather service is warning about possible core wind speeds of 295kph [185mph], high storm surge, and 300mm [a foot] of rainfall.
I’m worried about heating the house, they are worrying about having one. Officials are saying that any house built before the 1984 building code changes will probably be destroyed by the storm.
Update: The ABC is live blogging the storm and the damage it is causing.
