Cyclones tracked to source

Cyclones tracked to source

SCIENTISTS say they have cracked the secret of the cyclones that sweep across northern Australia every year - a breakthrough that will help predict the potentially devastating storms.
The cause of the tropical storm season lies not in the tropics but thousands of kilometres towards Antarctica, in the southwest of the Indian Ocean, the researchers found.

A persistent extratropical cyclone - a deep low pressure system outside the tropics - was the most likely cause, said Noel Davidson, of the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre in Melbourne.

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Interesting theory...

Butterflies in Africa may have something to say in regards to the Atlantic basin's hurricanes


This penguin got lost in the ICTZ...hehe

Wonder when they can finally track all weather back to the sun?

WIND SPACECRAFT FLIES THROUGH THE SPIGOT WHERE THE SOLAR WIND POURS INTO EARTH'S MAGNETOSPHERE

Can see some nice sat shots of the Antarctic cloud structure at
NRL Monterey Global Imagery


[edit on 26-4-2006 by Regenmacher]