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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Ships waiting to be loaded with iron ore are seen at the Fortescue loading dock located at Port Hedland.REUTERS/David Gray
Ports

Western Australia’s Ports Reopen After Tropical Cyclone Zelia

SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Western Australia’s ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports’ operator said, after Tropical

February 15, 2025
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Friday, February 14, 2025
Severe Cyclone Makes Landfall Near Australia’s Iron Ore Hub
Marine Weather

Severe Cyclone Makes Landfall Near Australia’s Iron Ore Hub

Severe Cyclone Zelia has made landfall near Australia’s iron ore export hub, bringing heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts, with the system threatening big

February 14, 2025
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Sunday, January 19, 2025
Ships waiting to be loaded with iron ore are seen at the Fortescue loading dock located at Port Hedland.REUTERS/David Gray
Ports

Cyclone Warning Closes Additional Ports In Western Australia’s Pilbara

By Jason Gale Jan 18, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Pilbara Ports Authority closed the Ports of Dampier, Ashburton, Varanus Island and Cape Preston West late

January 19, 2025
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Saturday, January 18, 2025
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Ports

Australia Shuts Its Biggest Iron Ore Port On Cyclone Threat

By Paul-Alain Hunt Jan 17, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Australia’s largest iron ore export hub Port Hedland has been closed as a tropical cyclone develops

January 18, 2025
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Sunday, June 18, 2023
The World’s Oceans Shattered Heat Records in April And May
Environment

The World’s Oceans Shattered Heat Records in April And May

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –The world’s oceans were the warmest on record in April and May, a development that could mean more severe

June 18, 2023
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Saturday, May 13, 2023
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Marine Weather

Cyclone Mocha Hits Bay Of Bengal

By Arun Devnath and Khine Lin Kyaw (Bloomberg) Cyclone Mocha made a landfall on Sunday as Bangladesh and Myanmar evacuated hundreds of thousands of people on

May 13, 2023
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Saturday, December 3, 2022
Even Weak Cyclones Have Grown More Intense
Marine Weather

Even Weak Cyclones Have Grown More Intense

by Wei Mei, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Shang-Ping Xie, University of California, San Diego (via TheConversation) Tropical cyclones have

December 3, 2022
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Monday, April 11, 2022
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Marine Weather

Deadly Ocean Cyclones Near Africa Are Becoming More Severe

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) The deadly cyclones and tropical storms that battered southern Africa this year were made more severe by climate change,

April 11, 2022
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Sunday, February 6, 2022
Cyclone Batsirai Causes Devastation Along Madagascar’s Eastern Coastline
Marine Weather

Cyclone Batsirai Causes Devastation Along Madagascar’s Eastern Coastline

By Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Three people were reported dead in southeastern Madagascar on Sunday after cyclone Batsirai made

February 6, 2022
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Marine Weather

Ports Close In China As Tropical Storm Kompasu Nears

The number of vessels waiting to enter one of the world’s busiest ports jumped to the most since August, threatening to further snarl global supply chains

October 12, 2021
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Saturday, October 2, 2021
Oman Urges Residents To Evacuate Ahead Of Tropical Storm Shaheen
Marine Weather

Oman Urges Residents To Evacuate Ahead Of Tropical Storm Shaheen

Oct 2 (Reuters)- Authorities in Oman urged thousands of residents in coastal areas to leave their homes and head to emergency shelters on Saturday as the Gulf

October 2, 2021
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Saturday, August 28, 2021
Sea Level Change (1993-2020)
Environment

Global Sea Level Was Highest On Record for 2020

A new State of the Climate report confirmed that 2020 was among the three warmest years in records dating to the mid-1800s, even with a cooling La Niña

August 28, 2021
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Saturday, June 5, 2021
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Marine Weather

Asia Braces For 20 Cyclones In 2021

By Kanupriya Kapoor (Reuters) – Half of the roughly 20 tropical cyclones expected to form in the western Pacific Ocean through September this year are

June 5, 2021
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Dampier Port Shuts as Cyclone Olwyn Nears Australian Coast
Marine Weather

Dampier Port Shuts as Cyclone Olwyn Nears Australian Coast

Two ports in Western Australia closed as a strengthening tropical cyclone approached the coast. The system isn’t affecting Port Hedland, the biggest-bulk

March 12, 2015
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Cyclone Stops Australia’s Iron Ore Exports as Rigs Shutdown
News

Cyclone Stops Australia’s Iron Ore Exports as Rigs Shutdown

Iron ore shipments from northern Australia, the world’s biggest exporter, and some offshore oil drilling were halted as a cyclone forecast to bring

December 30, 2013
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Friday, October 11, 2013
India’s East Coast Braces for Cyclone Phailin
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India’s East Coast Braces for Cyclone Phailin

Tens of thousands fled their homes in coastal areas of eastern India and moved to shelters on Friday, bracing for the fiercest cyclone to threaten the country

October 11, 2013
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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News

Australian Storm Seen Delaying 43% of Global Iron-Ore Exports

(Bloomberg) — A storm that closed Australian ports handling 43 percent of world iron-exports delayed as many as 74 vessels amid rain that might interrupt

February 27, 2013
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit
News

Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit

Update: Tuesday updates show Rusty not deepening as fast as earlier forecasts, now expected to have max winds of 80 knots as it makes landfall just ENE of Port

February 26, 2013
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Cyclone ‘Rusty’ Expected to Cause Major Disruptions at Australian Iron Ore Ports
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Cyclone ‘Rusty’ Expected to Cause Major Disruptions at Australian Iron Ore Ports

By James Regan SYDNEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) – World trade in iron ore faces major disruptions as a cyclone bears down on Western Australia, shutting port

February 25, 2013
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