Key topics

cyclone

Cyclones are a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation.

Date	Item	Type		Key Topics
	Retrofitting of a high-set Queensland house for wind loading	Biblio	save (1.69 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, vulnerability
	Evaluating topographic influences on the near-surface wind field of Tropical Cyclone Ita (2014) using WRF-ARW	Biblio	save (510.04 KB)	cyclone, forecasting, scenario analysis
	Distribution of wind loads in metal-clad roofing structures	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
	Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events - final project report	Biblio	save (1.89 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
	A southeast Queensland tropical cyclone scenario	Biblio	save (1.97 MB)	cyclone, scenario analysis, tropical
	Model for assessing the vulnerability of Australian housing to windstorms - VAWS	Biblio	save (7.38 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, severe weather
	Secondary eyewall formation in tropical cyclones	Biblio	save (1.95 MB)	cyclone, severe weather, tropical
	Post-tropical cyclone fuel assessment and bushfire risk	Biblio	save (1.93 MB)	cyclone, fuel reduction, risk management
	Towards effective mitigation strategies for severe wind events	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, infrastructure
	Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events: annual report 2019-2020	Biblio	save (1.47 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
	Modelling cyclone loss mitigation using claims analysis	Biblio	save (626.21 KB)	cyclone, engineering, resilience
	Simulated wind load strength testing of soffits	Biblio	save (1.46 MB)	cyclone, engineering, mitigation
	Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events - annual report 2018-19	Biblio	save (1.85 MB)	cyclone, emergency management, engineering
	Wind loads on contemporary Australian housing	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
	Progressive failures of batten to rafter connections under fluctuating wind loads	Biblio		cyclone, engineering, modelling
03 Oct 2017	Could Sydney be the next Houston?	Blog		cyclone, flood, planning
09 Dec 2019	Homes can be better prepared for cyclones. But first we must convince the owners	Blog		communication, cyclone, mitigation
09 Sep 2016	Conference highlights key issues for the sector	Blog		cyclone, mitigation, multi-hazard
31 May 2017	Windy in the US	Blog		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
20 Jul 2018	Multi-disciplinary approaches to natural hazards science unpacked	Blog		cyclone, resilience, severe weather
29 Mar 2017	Measuring Debbie	Blog		cyclone, engineering, infrastructure
20 Jul 2016	Failures on re-roofed houses	Blog		cyclone, exposure, infrastructure
08 Jun 2017	Disaster Risk Management: Insights from US Experience	Blog		cyclone, mitigation, planning
11 Dec 2014	You can help wind research	News		cyclone, severe weather
06 Dec 2018	Queenslanders benefit from cyclone research	News		cyclone, mitigation, resilience
08 Oct 2019	CRC backed program receives state award	News		cyclone, emergency management, resilience
21 Jul 2017	Lismore floods, did you stay or did you go?	News		cyclone, decision making, flood
31 Aug 2017	Science to show impact of Cyclone Debbie	News		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
29 Mar 2018	Could Sydney be the next Houston?	News		cyclone, flood, planning
15 Apr 2015	Cyclones provide important data	News		coastal, cyclone, storm surge
08 Feb 2018	Port Hedland disaster risk education: participants needed for study	News		cyclone, emergency management, multi-hazard
12 Dec 2018	Strength in the face of high winds	News		cyclone, engineering, mitigation
20 Aug 2018	Cyclones and space travel: emergency management leaders prepare for change	News		cyclone, multi-hazard
19 Jun 2017	CRC research voted best presentation at international conference	News		cyclone, engineering, resilience
14 Dec 2017	Partnering with QFES to learn lessons from Cyclone Debbie	News		cyclone, decision making, risk management
25 Jan 2016	Earthquake and wind testing in Adelaide	News		cyclone, earthquake, engineering
19 Apr 2017	Science to show impact of Cyclone Debbie	News		cyclone, engineering, severe weather
17 Aug 2017	Participants needed for study of cyclone mitigation behaviour	News		cyclone, decision making, mitigation
10 May 2018	Cyclone science shortlisted	News		cyclone, emergency management, mitigation
11 Aug 2016	Student takes out competition	News		communication, cyclone, severe weather