I'm not sure if it's been reported outside of Australia, but we will have the biggest cyclone every to hit Australia cross the coast in about 6 hours time. It's a category 5 - about the size of Katrina - and ten times bigger that the cyclone that flattened Darwin in 1974.
Some statistics: the cyclone front is 100 kilometres across (about 650 miles) and winds up to 400 km/h (about 240 miles per hour) may be experienced. It will wipe out cities, towns & communities, wipe out crops, and will damage the Great Barrier Reef. Waves of up to 20 feet are expected to flood the coastal towns. Evacuation Centres have been set up, but sadly people have had to leave their pets at home to fend for themselves.

It's going to be an horrific 24 hours in the beautiful north of our country.
Please lend a thought or prayer for those who will lose everything.

I'm scared for them.
(Sorry that this is off topic)

Cheers,
Keith