Cyclone Marcus
It is the first category 5 cyclone of 2018 and the strongest to hit Darwin, Australia, since 1974. But so far, Cyclone Marcus has directed most of its fury into the Indian Ocean, rather than onto landmasses.
Rescuers scramble to help beached whales after mass stranding in Australia
More than 140 short-finned pilot whales died after a mass stranding on a beach in Western Australia.