3.+Effect+on+the+environment

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"The category five cyclone caused extensive damage to native vegetation in the Wet Tropics along the coast between Cairns and Cardwell and inland to the Atherton Tableland, cutting a swathe through the World Heritage Area up to 200km wide. Damage is particularly severe in smaller forest patches on the coast and on the tablelands, including rainforests around Mission Beach that were still recovering from Cyclone Winifred 20 years ago." (Belbin, D 4/4/2006, Wet Tropics Management Authority, Cairns, 23/5/2010, <[]>)