Cyclone Zelia Gains Strength as It Crawls Toward Australia’s West Coast

Tropical Cyclone Zelia intensified to a Category 4 storm as it approached Western Australia, with the possibility of reaching Category 5 before landfall. The Bureau of Meteorology warned of destructive wind gusts hitting the Pilbara coast as early as Thursday night, as shown in satellite imagery released by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere. The storm was rapidly intensifying and posed a significant threat to communities in the region.

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