News > More storm misery threatens Australia Two tropical storm
systems are threatening Northern Australia today, and are so
close to each other they were caught in the same satellite view.
One has grown enough in strength to be given a name – Tropical
Cyclone Lua – while the second, still known as System 96P, is
still growing. It is this second storm system which is currently
the more immediate threat though, being close enough to the
coast to warrant warnings of high seas.NASA’s Aqua satellite
passed over the area at 05:39 GMT on 13th March and was able to
capture both storms in a single image. Lua appears to the left
of the image in the Southern Indian Ocean, with System 96P to
the right, above the Southern Pacific Ocean. Lua formed about
240 miles west-northwest of Port Hedland, Australia, attaining
maximum winds of about 40mph. Forecasters at the Joint Typhoon
Warning Centre (JTWC) expect Lua to meander for a couple of
days, strengthening significantly and then making landfall in
the Pilbara region of We