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A monster Cyclone (named Cyclone Yasi) is currently heading towards the State of Queensland in Australia. Queensland is only just recovering from recent flooding across most of this huge State. This monster cyclone is similar in size and scope to Hurricane Katrina, and there are very grave fears for what might may happen when this huge System makes landfall, on early Thursday morning, in an area south of Cairns. Some areas are expecting huge sea surges, and there will be rainfall associated with the Cyclone in the vicinity of 40 inches, which will cause major flooding. Some of the imagery...

Off of the East Coast of South America satellite imagery is showing a potential tropical cyclone developing. The South Atlantic Ocean is the rarest place among the world's oceans, outside of the Arctic, for Tropical Cyclone development. There have been only three recorded tropical cyclones. In 1991, one formed off of the coast of Angola in April. In 2004, there were two. The first, in January, made landfall near Salvador, Brazil. The second, called Catalina, made landfall in the Catalina province of Brazil as a hurricane. Now, the Naval Research Labratory is tracking and monitoring this system shown above and...