Powerful cyclone Gabrielle with winds of 140 km/h hits Norfolk, Australia

Natural disaster 11 January 2023. Powerful cyclone Gabrielle with winds of 140 km/h hits Norfolk, Australia A red alert warning was issued on Norfolk Island with residents urged to take shelter in the strongest part of their homes as Cyclone Gabrielle approached with wind gusts of up to 140km/h The cyclone was downgraded to a category-two storm but authorities on the island, which is home to about 2,200 permanent residents and hundreds of visitors, believed significant damage would still occur. These winds and rainfall are likely to bring down trees and powerlines could cause some property damage as well as very dangerous and treacherous driving conditions. Gabrielle was also expected to bring heavy rain to New Zealand’s north island, which has already been hit by historic levels of rain and flooding in recent weeks. Naturals hazards in 2022 have become more frequent. We do not know what awaits us in 2022. How global warming and climate change will affect our Earth. Watch the most curre
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