Yasi is a Fijian word meaning sandalwood. The name is getting a good deal of attention since the category 5 cyclone hitting Australia was named after it.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi developed near Fiji.
Cyclone Yasi formed in the waters just off Fiji.
Cyclone Yasi started on the 29th of February as a tropical low north of Fiji
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.
Cyclone Yasi is a severe tropical cyclone which was named in Fiji, and the name is Fijian for Sandalwood, which is a plant that grows in Fiji and flowers this time of year during the wet season.To answer the actual question,Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.
Like all tropical cyclones, Yasi began as a tropical low, in this case near Fiji.
It formed north of Fiji on Sunday night.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its Fijian name because it developed in Fijian waters. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.
Quite simply, Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was so named because it is a Fijian name, meaning 'sandalwood', and the cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji. It was named by the Fiji Meteorological Service. Not all cyclones which hit the Australian coastline originate in Australian waters. Those which originate in Australian waters are given more 'Australian', or English-sounding names.
Yasi is a Fijian name
Cyclone Yasi travelled through more than one country. I'm in the Solomon Islands and it hit parts of this country, and then went to Australia (the state of Queensland). Australia was the last country it hit. I'm not sure where it was before the Solomon Islands..... maybe Fiji.
Yasi is not a place, it is the cyclone's name.