Mediterranean hurricane is hitting Greece

Illustrative photo of Hurricane Dorian, August 2019. -

A "Medicane", for "Mediterranean" and "hurricane" (hurricane, in French) was formed between Sicily and Greece on Wednesday, reports

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A #medicane is now present in the central Mediterranean Sea.

Here the next day evolution as simulated by @ENEAOfficial.

Significant wave height up to 5m!

More data here: https://t.co/WGMyySsoTu@met_clim pic.twitter.com/z429ziAIRs

- Gianmaria Sannino (@GianmariaSannin) September 17, 2020

Baptized Ianos, it will cause "torrential rains and particularly violent winds, potentially close to the force of a hurricane" this Friday, according to Météo-France, relayed by the

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"The climax of the system should occur in the morning", add the specialists who estimate that the gusts can reach up to 160 km / h.

At the same time, waves of up to five meters in height could crash on the coasts.

"Very difficult" to link to warming

This type of meteorological phenomenon is more observed in tropical areas but it is not new that such storms form in the Mediterranean.

On the other hand, their frequency has increased in recent years with a recurrence of about one “Medicane” per year.

For Météo-France, however, it is "very difficult" to establish a direct link between global warming and the increase in this type of phenomenon.

Greece is currently on red alert.

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