Tropical Cyclone Niran is continuing to intensify, creating the possibility of gale-force winds along the exposed coast of Queensland with the Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland updating its advice to a Cyclone warning for areas between Innisfail to Cape Melville, covering Cooktown, Port Douglas, and Cairns. Another severe thunderstorm warning has also been issued for Cape York Peninsula for “heavy rainfall and damaging winds.” After being upgraded to a category two storm on Mar. 2 afternoon, Cyclone Niran is expected to escalate to a category three storm by 10 pm on Mar. 3, the Bureau of Meteorology told Sky news. While the storm is not expected to cross the Far North Queensland coast, gale-force winds have stripped banana trees, causing great damage to banana plantations in the area. “As growers, we know that we are at the mercy of mother nature,” said Stephen Lowe, the Chair of Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC), …
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