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Here Comes Another One
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Another very big storm is about to hit the Western Australian coastline at Karratha. It’s been the year for it. This one’s called Cyclone Glenda and it’s currently a category 4. Updates on the storm’s progress are available at the Bureau of Meteorology’s Perth Cylcone Warning Centre web site. (The forecast and track maps look particularly unpleasant.)
News sources:
- Australia Battens Hatches Again (BBC, March 29th.)
- Gale Force Winds Hit Karratha (ABC, March 30th.)
- Cyclone Too Dangerous To Flee (The Age, March 30th.)
Updates:
- Cyclone Glenda Lashes Australia (BBC, March 30th.)
- Flooding Likely As Glenda Batters WA Coast (ABC, March 31st.)
- Glenda Peters Out (ABC, March 31st.)
- Pilbara Cleans Up After Glenda (The Age, March 31st.)
[...] If you’ve been following recently here are a few things you’d already know: In January I pulled out of school. In February Elena and I were amazed by Brokeback Mountain. In March cyclones Larry and Glenda caught Australia in a pincer attack, while the Ricky Gervais Podcast hit a bit of a slump. And in April Shoham and Michel got married, I switched web hosts and Jon Hicks released some new designs that rocked my world. What will the future hold? Well, I will be on the job market soon (knock on wood) so there might be a story or two gestating there. I’ve also got a couple of film and TV-related posts in the works that I plan to finish up and roll out the door in the next week or so, and the new Placebo is just so fantastic that its story must be told. [...]
May 9th, 2006 at 8:41 pm #