High chance of a cyclone forming off the NT coast this week, potentially impacting Darwin, BOM forecasts

The chance of a cyclone forming off the Northern Territory coast this week is now high, the Bureau of Meteorology is ...
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Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin—and Australia's attitude to disasters changed forever

Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia's history. Wind speeds ...
The Australian

Remembering Cyclone Tracy, our most ‘iconic’ natural disaster

As the 40th anniversary of that event approaches, author Sophie Cunningham reflects on what she describes as Australia’s “most iconic catastrophe”. Her interest in Tracy, beginning with the melancholy ...
The Conversation

Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. The lessons from it have still not been learnt

Steven Farram does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Moviefone

Cyclone Tracy: Darwin, Christmas 1974

Made by Film Australia 1974. Directed by Chris Noonan. Early in the morning of December 25 the Territory's capital city - Darwin - was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy. The city became the site of possibly ...