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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is slowing down – here’s why that makes it more dangerous

Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which had already been moving at a sluggish pace, has slowed even further now, delaying the landfall and raising serious concerns about prolonged storm impacts for Australia’s eastern coast.

Initially expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday, the latest forecast shows Alfred is now moving at a speed of just 7kmph, slowed down by half of its speed on Wednesday.

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