Australia Tracks Powerful Category 5 Cyclone Approaching West Coast

Australia Tracks Powerful Category 5 Cyclone Approaching West Coast
A supplied Bureau of Meteorology satellite image shows Tropical Cyclone Ilsa at 10:30AM AEST, Thursday, April 13, 2023. AAP Image/Supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology
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Australia is currently monitoring its most severe storm in years as Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has intensified into a Category 5 system, the highest level on the scale measuring cyclone strength.

Ilsa is projected to make cross the coast in Western Australia (WA) as one of the most powerful cyclones to make landfall in the region later Thursday night local time.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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