Medicanes
Recently, a Medicane named Ianos made landfall along the coast of Greece.
About Medicanes
- Medicanes are extra-tropical hurricanes observed over the Mediterranean Sea.
- Medicanes occur more in colder waters than tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons.
- Hence, the cores of these storms are also cold, as compared to the warm cores of tropical cyclones.
- Warmer cores tend to carry more moisture (hence rainfall), are bigger in size and have swifter winds.
- The main societal hazard posed by Medicanes is not usually from destructive winds but through life-threatening torrential rains and flash floods.
Difference between Medicanes and Hurricanes
| Medicanes | Hurricanes |
| Medicanes are hybrid storms .... |
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