Wind Speed: 125 kts
Geographic Context
This cyclone event occurred near Cairns (approximately 371 km away) in Australia, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards.
Event Assessment
This event is a tropical cyclone system being tracked by meteorological agencies. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 85. The computed Calamity Score is 18 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), intensity (25). Data for this event was sourced from eonet, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.
Regional Monitoring Context
Australia has a documented history of cyclone events. Tropical cyclone monitoring for this region relies on data from meteorological agencies including NHC, JTWC, and regional RSMCs. Cyclone intensity forecasting considers sea surface temperature, wind shear, moisture availability, and atmospheric instability patterns.
Cascade Risk Analysis
This event may trigger secondary hazards through cascade effects. Cascade detection is an automated process that evaluates how primary disasters can trigger secondary events — for example, earthquakes triggering landslides, or volcanic eruptions causing lahars and pyroclastic flows. These secondary hazards can sometimes pose a greater threat than the initial event, particularly in mountainous terrain or densely populated areas.
Event Data
| Type | Cyclone |
| Severity | critical |
| Severity Value | 85 |
| Calamity Score | 18 / 100 |
| Confidence | 50% |
| Coordinates | -13.6000, 145.4000 |
| Nearest City | Cairns (371 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-19T12:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://eonet.gsfc.nasa.gov/api/v3/events/EONET_18698 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Category | Severe Storms |
| MagnitudeValue | 125 |
| MagnitudeUnit | kts |
| GeometryCount | 11 |
| EonetId | EONET_18698 |
Cascade Risks
Safety Information
During a tropical cyclone: shelter in a sturdy interior room away from windows. Stock emergency supplies including water, food, medications, and flashlights. Do not venture outdoors during the eye of the storm. After passage, beware of downed power lines, flooding, and structural damage. Follow official guidance for evacuation and shelter.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
Calamity.live data shows a cyclone event with CalamityScore 18/100, near Cairns (Australia), based on data from eonet. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.