Cyclone Tracy, which struck Darwin, Australia, on Christmas Day in 1974, is significant due to its devastating impact on the city and its residents. It caused widespread destruction, leading to the deaths of 71 people and leaving thousands homeless. The disaster prompted significant changes in building codes and disaster preparedness in Australia, shaping how communities manage and respond to similar natural events in the future. Tracy remains a pivotal example of the vulnerabilities faced by urban areas in tropical cyclone-prone regions.
Yes, Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone.
Cyclone Selma came before Cyclone Tracy.
No. Cyclone Tracy was an a very intense but abnormally small cyclone.
- Its a feminine cyclone because its name is TRACY. - Tracy was a girl i knew
Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Cyclone Tracy started as a tropical storm out in the Arafura Sea.
cyclone Tracy was very serious and was in 1974. it hit on Christmas eve.
Cyclone Tracy rotated in a clockwise direction, as do all cyclones in the southern hemisphere.
Cyclone Tracy was not very big but its effects were massive as it swept out all of Darwin.
Approximately 9000 homes were destroyed or damaged in Cyclone Tracy.
It took cyclone tracy 10000000 years to make it to darwin
cyclone Tracy was very dangerous because the winds were very strong