Southern Europe has been under a variety of severe weather warnings this week owing to widely unsettled conditions driven by an area of low pressure in the region. On the other side of the globe, much of the northern half of Australia has been feeling the effects of Cyclone Narelle this week. View image in fullscreen A deserted beach on the coast of Perth before Cyclone Narelle. Photograph: Matt Jelonek/Getty ImagesTropical cyclone landfalls are not uncommon for either coast of Australia, but the last storm to survive the trip from east to west was Cyclone Steve in 2000. Narelle re-intensified to category 4 strength on Thursday as it turned southwards towards the North West Cape of Australia.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2026 13:55 UTC