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Tropical Cyclone Narelle crossed the Queensland coast near Cape York Peninsula around 7am AEST on Friday as a category four system, producing wind gusts of more than 250km/h, after being downgraded from category five shortly before landfall.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle crossed the Queensland coast near Cape York Peninsula around 7am AEST on Friday as a category four system, producing wind gusts of more than 250km/h, after being downgraded from category five shortly before landfall.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned of major hazards including wind gusts exceeding 250km/h, flash flooding and storm surge, with 24-hour rainfall totals of between 100mm and 350mm possible across parts of northern Queensland.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned of major hazards including wind gusts exceeding 250km/h, flash flooding and storm surge, with 24-hour rainfall totals of between 100mm and 350mm possible across parts of northern Queensland.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli described Narelle as potentially "the biggest system that many people have seen in living memory," noting it would be only the fourth category five cyclone to cross the Queensland coast in 50 years.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli described Narelle as potentially "the biggest system that many people have seen in living memory," noting it would be only the fourth category five cyclone to cross the Queensland coast in 50 years.

Sea surface temperatures in the Coral Sea were between 1°C (1.8°F) and 2°C (3.6°F) above average along Narelle's track, fueling its rapid intensification. Climate scientist Andrew Watkins noted the Coral Sea had recorded its hottest December, February, summer and calendar year on record.

Sea surface temperatures in the Coral Sea were between 1°C (1.8°F) and 2°C (3.6°F) above average along Narelle's track, fueling its rapid intensification. Climate scientist Andrew Watkins noted the Coral Sea had recorded its hottest December, February, summer and calendar year on record.

After crossing Cape York Peninsula and weakening to category two, Narelle was forecast to re-intensify over the Gulf of Carpentaria before making a second landfall along the eastern Northern Territory late Saturday, prompting about 500 people to be airlifted from the remote community of Numbulwar.

After crossing Cape York Peninsula and weakening to category two, Narelle was forecast to re-intensify over the Gulf of Carpentaria before making a second landfall along the eastern Northern Territory late Saturday, prompting about 500 people to be airlifted from the remote community of Numbulwar.

The Archer River near Lockhart River rose from five metres to 13m in six hours after Narelle's arrival, forcing a nearby family on a cattle station to shelter in a shipping container. About 230 homes lost power across the Cook Shire Council area.

The Archer River near Lockhart River rose from five metres to 13m in six hours after Narelle's arrival, forcing a nearby family on a cattle station to shelter in a shipping container. About 230 homes lost power across the Cook Shire Council area.

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Australia's wildfire risk is a ticking economic time bomb — warming is set to drive a 58% surge in damages, dwarfing the U.S.'s modest 6% increase. The urban-wildland fringe around Sydney, Melbourne and Perth sits right where fire hazard is highest, making GDP exposure enormous. Ignoring this hazard-driven amplification means dangerously mispricing physical climate risk for investors and policymakers alike.

Australia's wildfire risk is a ticking economic time bomb — warming is set to drive a 58% surge in damages, dwarfing the U.S.'s modest 6% increase. The urban-wildland fringe around Sydney, Melbourne and Perth sits right where fire hazard is highest, making GDP exposure enormous. Ignoring this hazard-driven amplification means dangerously mispricing physical climate risk for investors and policymakers alike.

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Australia's $16 billion-a-year renewable energy subsidy regime is gutting productivity and driving up power prices without delivering reliable electricity. Wind and solar are inherently low-density and intermittent, and battery storage at scale would cost the equivalent of the entire national GDP. Doubling down on this failing energy transition while global climate alarmism is visibly ebbing is economic self-sabotage.

Australia's $16 billion-a-year renewable energy subsidy regime is gutting productivity and driving up power prices without delivering reliable electricity. Wind and solar are inherently low-density and intermittent, and battery storage at scale would cost the equivalent of the entire national GDP. Doubling down on this failing energy transition while global climate alarmism is visibly ebbing is economic self-sabotage.

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Australia's wildfire risk is nearly five times greater than the U.S. baseline, and climate warming is set to drive damages up by 58% — a tenfold larger amplification than what the U.S. faces. Cyclones like Narelle add another layer of danger on top of an already strained risk landscape. Ignoring these compounding threats means dangerously mispricing the economic devastation heading straight for Australian cities.

Australia's wildfire risk is nearly five times greater than the U.S. baseline, and climate warming is set to drive damages up by 58% — a tenfold larger amplification than what the U.S. faces. Cyclones like Narelle add another layer of danger on top of an already strained risk landscape. Ignoring these compounding threats means dangerously mispricing the economic devastation heading straight for Australian cities.

Australia is hemorrhaging $16 billion a year in renewable energy subsidies while productivity crumbles and energy reliability tanks — that's the real crisis, not cyclone season. Abandoning dependable coal and gas for intermittent wind and solar backed by wildly expensive batteries is economic self-sabotage dressed up as climate action. The global retreat from climate alarmism at COP30 proves this agenda is losing ground fast.

Australia is hemorrhaging $16 billion a year in renewable energy subsidies while productivity crumbles and energy reliability tanks — that's the real crisis, not cyclone season. Abandoning dependable coal and gas for intermittent wind and solar backed by wildly expensive batteries is economic self-sabotage dressed up as climate action. The global retreat from climate alarmism at COP30 proves this agenda is losing ground fast.

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