Northern Australia’s Big Wet Continues, Cyclone Builds

The Bureau of Meteorology said it could strengthen to a category 3 system or higher, possibly making a “severe impact” on the Queensland coast.

Cyclone Niran could intensify over the following two days. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

Another cyclone is set to threaten Australia’s flood-hit regions as heavy rain continues.

A tropical low in the Coral Sea is set to turn towards the Queensland coast this weekend, with the system most likely becoming a tropical cyclone by Jan. 22.