What are medicanes? The ‘supercharged’ Mediterranean storms that could become more frequent
by Agence France-Presse from Environment | The Guardian on (#6ES0J)
The flash flood that has killed thousands of people in Libya this week followed the medicane' storm Daniel
The flash flood that has killed thousands of people in Libya this week followed a medicane", a rare but destructive weather phenomenon that scientists believe will intensify in a warming world.
The term is an amalgamation of the words Mediterranean and hurricane. Used by scientists and weather forecasters, it is less well known to the wider public.
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