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| « MTSAT satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration shows Category 5 Cyclone Yasi hitting land on the north coast of Queensland February 2. (Getty Images) |
A Category 5 super cyclone just slammed into Northeastern Australia, downgrading to a Category 4 as it crossed land. The cyclone is the largest in living memory to hit the continent nation and is causing widespread damage. Record droughts, followed by record floods, and now a record cyclone. What has Australia done to deserve this?
The cyclone, named Yasi, is so big that radar images show it covering an area almost the size of half of the state of Queensland.
