Despite a new study showing the deadly effects of wood heaters calls to ban them from urban areas have been derided as an example of the health Gestapo .
The Bureau of Meteorology told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday the chance of the Coral Sea system developing into a tropical cyclone was at 40 per cent - up from 25.
Medical chiefs are now warning of the dangers of mosquito-borne diseases like Ross River Fever and Japanese Encephalitis which could explode in the soggy conditions.