Les « #médicanes », ces #cyclones méditerranéens que le #changementclimatique va aggraver

En mars 2026, un cyclone baptisé « Jolina » a causé d’importants dégâts dans toute l’ #Afrique du Nord. En 2020 et 2023, les tempêtes Ianos et Daniel ont causé de graves dégâts en #Grèce, et Daniel a poursuivi son chemin jusqu’en #Libye. Elle y a provoqué une catastrophe humanitaire, dans la ville de Derna, où des milliers de personnes ont été déclarées mortes ou portées disparues https://theconversation.com/les-medicanes-ces-cyclones-mediterraneens-que-le-changement-climatique-va-aggraver-282417

RT @MeteoFrance_SE: #SEVuduCiel🛰️

#Juliette rassemble désormais toutes les caractéristiques pour être classée #Medicane.

ℹ️#Juliette reste un #Medicane de faible intensité et n'apportera qu'un mauvais temps passager en #Corse.

🔎En #Mediterranée, on compte 1 à 2 #medicanes par an en moyenne.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/meteofrance/status/1631339254692323329

[02/03 17:02]

Some more great examples of Tropical Cyclogenesis in the Mediterranean.

Though not Classical Tropical Cyclogenesis but Baroclinically Induced Tropical Cyclogenesis which actually can occur at even lower sea surface temperatures.

Mediterranean Warm Core Cyclone ― MeteoDiscRevised https://youtu.be/YOB0Jhu35DE

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Storm in the Mediterranean Sea (October 26 - 31, 2016) ― Force Thirteen https://youtu.be/o0xRw1yVc5k

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This one had a more classical Tropical Cyclone look compared to a lot of Mediterranean Tropical Cyclones and looks like it likely did reach maybe Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.

Medicanes - Mediterranean Hurricane Celeno 1995 - ciclone mediterraneo https://youtu.be/b5iKn35trYU

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Medicane Zorbas - Satellite Infrared SE Europe - 27/09 - 01/10/2018 https://youtu.be/TAhoW0UihyY

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Medicane Zorbas was a rare Mediterranian Tropical Cyclone that formed in 2018 and made landfall in Greece as a borderline Hurricane...

Medicane is a Portmantau of Mediterranian + Hurricane, Hurricane being a Tropical Cyclone in the Atlantic Basin with 1 min average winds greater than 63kts (74mph, 119km/h).

Though due to the rarity and the fact Mediterranian Tropical Cyclones don't tend to get as intense many storms get labelled 'Medicanes' even if they are bellow Hurricane intensity.

Hiding from the Mediterranean hurricane Zorbas - Sailing A B Sea (Ep.039) ― Sailing A B Sea https://youtu.be/DGP9oR6It-w

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#Zorbas approaching #Greece.

"Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones, sometimes referred to as Mediterranean hurricanes or #Medicanes, are rare meteorological phenomena observed in the #Mediterranean Sea. Due to the dry nature of the Mediterranean region, the formation of tropical and subtropical cyclones is infrequent, with only 100 recorded tropical-like storms between 1947 and 2011. …"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_tropical-like_cyclone