Not-so-rare 'Medicane' (Mediterranean hurricane) hits Greece

[essentialsaltes]

Storm Ianos is described as a "medicane" (Mediterranean hurricane), a phenomenon that first appeared in Greece in 1995.

The cyclone is moving eastwards, so at the weekend the winds - now up to 117km/h (73mph) - are set to hit the Peloponnese, then Athens and Crete.

There are reports of flooded streets, power cuts and transport disruption on the islands of Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Ithaca.

I say not-so-rare, because there was one last year.

 

[Brightmoon]

Oh dear , we’ve certainly screwed up the environment? haven’t we

 

[Occams Barber]

Storm Ianos is described as a "medicane" (Mediterranean hurricane), a phenomenon that first appeared in Greece in 1995.

The cyclone is moving eastwards, so at the weekend the winds - now up to 117km/h (73mph) - are set to hit the Peloponnese, then Athens and Crete.

There are reports of flooded streets, power cuts and transport disruption on the islands of Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Ithaca.

I say not-so-rare, because there was one last year.

Hurricanes in the Mediterranean?

Rubbish!!!

Next you'll be telling me about heatwaves in Siberia
Siberian heatwave of 2020 almost impossible without climate change – World Weather Attribution.

OB

 

[Brightmoon]

 

[Nithavela]

Oh dear , we’ve certainly screwed up the environment? haven’t we

Medicanes happen on average once a year. The most notable increase in recorded medicanes happened in the 80s and 90s, mostly because of improvements in sattelite techonology.