S8 Ep620: 1. Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Jeremy Zakis describes Cyclone Narelle as a "monster" storm currently impacting Darwin with 130 mph winds. He explains the cyclone's rare trajectory, crossing the Australian landmass from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean while maint
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🗓️ 22 March 2026
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1. Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Jeremy Zakisdescribes Cyclone Narelle as a "monster" storm currently impacting Darwin with 130 mph winds. He explains the cyclone's rare trajectory, crossing the Australianlandmass from the Pacific to the IndianOcean while maintaining strength,. Zakis highlights the severe flooding in Queensland and the "bunker-like" housing in the Northern Territory designed for such extremes,. However, he warns that remote communities face potential isolation for up to two weeks. In contrast, Zakis reports mild autumn weather in Sydney, noting that falling eucalyptus leaves are beginning to clutter local drainage systems,. (1)
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| 1:00.0 | I go to Jeremy Zackett's my good colleague in New South Wales, where the weather is turning fall. |
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| 1:09.3 | And right now, that means cyclone Norell. Jeremy, a very good day to you. |
| 1:15.4 | I'm looking at the overall map of the swirling clockwise. It looks clockwise. A cyclone hitting |
| 1:23.8 | Darwin right now. What is that? And how big is it? Good evening to you. |
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| 1:29.6 | Yes, you're truly looking at what we call a monster of a cyclone there in Darwin right now. |
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