Soooo this thing is about to hit where I live (well, the whole state, really), hence the title of the thread:
Tropical Cyclone Threat Map Page (1)
MTSAT Infrared Colorized Image Loop - Satellite Services Division - Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution
http://resources3.news.com.au/images...hic-inside.gif
The last link is a comparison to Hurricane Katrina (along with some other cyclones/hurricanes that have hit Australia [the size of 'Yasi' has just been upgraded to 600km point-to-point, by the way]) and I was just wondering if it's gotten a mention in the news in other places around the world. Considering that it rivals that devastating hurricane, it probably should (though, to be fair, it hasn't hit land just yet...got a few hours), but I always assume that the world hears pretty much nothing about Australia so yeah, has anybody else from other countries heard about this spiral of doom or are we just floundering on our lonesome down here?