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A medicane, a rare storm in the Mediterranean, makes landfall in Greece

2020-09-18T13:31:57.583Z


A rare Mediterranean hurricane, also known as 'medicane', made landfall in western Greece.Medicane Ianos (CNN) - A rare Mediterranean hurricane, also known as 'medicane,' made landfall in western Greece. The storm, called Ianos, hit the island of Lefkada on Friday morning, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service. The 'medicane' is expected to hit mainland Greece and the Peloponnese peninsula later on. The medicane Ianos will bring strong winds Ianos was traveling


Medicane Ianos

(CNN) -

A rare Mediterranean hurricane, also known as 'medicane,' made landfall in western Greece.

The storm, called Ianos, hit the island of Lefkada on Friday morning, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service.

The 'medicane' is expected to hit mainland Greece and the Peloponnese peninsula later on.


The medicane Ianos will bring strong winds

Ianos was traveling with sustained 100 kph winds just before making landfall.

This makes it the equivalent of a strong tropical storm in the Atlantic.

So far there have been no reports of injuries or deaths.

However, medicane has caused property damage and some Greek islands have been hit by floods and power outages, local media reported.


Now it is expected to continue to the southeast, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

It is possible that in the next 48 hours precipitation of 150 to 250 mm will fall.

In some local areas it will reach 500mm.

The islands are already getting hit

Nikos Miliotis, the deputy governor of Citizen Protection of the Ionian Islands, said that the islands of Cephalonia, Zante and Ithaca are being hit by the medicane Ianos at the moment.

Miliotis said there were power outages in Ithaca.

In addition, trees fell and some sailboats sank.

There are also power outages in Zante.

The Hellenic National Meteorological Service issued a weather warning.

He said strong winds and storms will affect the Ionian Islands, the Peloponnese and central Greece on Friday.

In Athens, storms are expected to intensify from Friday night through Saturday.

Ianos would be one of the strongest medicanes in history

Ianos has arrived as the Atlantic hurricane season continues to break records for the number of storms.

A medicane has characteristics similar to hurricanes and typhoons.

Medicanes can form over colder waters and generally move from west to east, while hurricanes move from east to west.

Ianos could end up being one of the strongest medicanes in history.

In satellite images, the storm is taking on an appearance that resembles a hurricane that you would expect to find in the Caribbean.

Sea surface temperatures are also currently warmer in that part of the Mediterranean, making it easier for the storm to gain traction.

According to the European Storm Forecasters' a cyclone with the force of a hurricane will hit western Greece on Friday.

This will cause extremely high amounts of rainfall of up to around 400mm (1.3 inches) in some areas. '

Winds will also be a concern, especially if the systems maintain force, while slowing down, as some of the models suggest.

Some models predict that the storm will have sustained winds of at least 125 kph (77 mph) with gusts of 180 kph (112 mph).

Longer strong winds will lead to more widespread hazards and damage.

In fact, Greece's national meteorological service has issued a high-level red alert for wind, rain and storm conditions due to the drug.


The Greek government has urged citizens in affected areas to stay indoors, avoid basements in the event of flooding, and secure objects that could fly.

Climate change could make medicanes worse

According to a study published in 2011, only one or two drugs are produced per year.

These powerful storms usually occur during the months of September and October, when sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean are still quite warm, although they can occur at any time of the year.

Warmer sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean can allow storms to take on more tropical appearances and characteristics, increasing wind speeds and making storms more intense.

Studies have shown that drugs are likely to become a bigger problem as the planet warms thanks to human-caused climate change, with stronger winds and heavier rains.

Similar storms in 2018 and 2019 hit Greece and Egypt respectively, each of which brought down rains worth many months and led to deadly floods.

CNN's Judson Jones also contributed to this story.

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Source: cnnespanol

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