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“Medicane” Cyclone to Hit Greece Over the Weekend
Meteorologists in Greece and Italy are predicting a Mediterranean cyclone to hit both countries this weekend. Some have already called it a "Medicane," a word that comes by combining the words Mediterranean and hurricane.
According to Greek meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis,...
Environment
Medicanes Might Follow Fires, Bringing More Devastation to Greece
Following August's catastrophic fires in Greece, scientists are warning of floods in the affected areas that could bring more devastation if a "medicane" hits.
A medicane is a tropical-like cyclone originating in the Mediterranean. The weather phenomenon devasted parts of...
Greece
PM Mitsotakis Tours Devastated Karditsa Area, Promises Swift Aid
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday promised flood-stricken homeowners and businesses in Karditsa that the government will stand at their side and act to help them with "speed and determination." He made his remarks as he departed from Mouzaki,...
Greece
Ianos: Three Dead in Thessaly; Widespread Destruction Around the Country
Since it made landfall in Greece on Thursday, the rare Mediterranean hurricane Ianos has caused the deaths of three people in Thessaly and widespread destruction around the country.
In the region of Thessaly, located south of Macedonia, entire towns were...
Greece
Ianos: Floods in Lamia, Train Routes Cut, Extreme Weather Warnings Through the Weekend
The "medicane" Ianos, a rare, hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean, has brought gale-force winds and flooding to Western Greece and the Ionian islands, and is slowly making its way to the central and southern parts of the country, as...
Greece
Medicane Ianos Lashes Kefalonia, Ithaca, and Zakynthos, Causing Floods, Blackouts, Fallen Trees
The Ionian islands Kefalonia, Ithaca and Zakynthos found themselves in the vortex of the severe weather system "Ianos" during Thursday night, with power outages in several areas due to the strong winds and fallen trees it brought with it.
The...
Environment
Greece's Ionian Islands Brace for Hurricane-Force Winds of Medicane "Ianos"
The Civil Protection Secretariat of Greece's Ionian Islands issued a warning on Thursday urging the restriction of people's movement on the island of Zakynthos beginning on Thursday evening and lasting until late night on Friday, in view of "Medicane" Ianos'...
Greece
Watch Ianos' Path Live as it Hits Greece
The weather system "Ianos," which had reached the sea region between Sicily and the Peloponnesian Peninsula early on Thursday is beginning to intensify and taking on the characteristics of a Mediterranean hurricane, or "Medicane," the meteo service of the...
Greece
Storm "Ianos" Will Bring Severe Weather to Greece Through the Weekend
A series of storms, named "Ianos," will begin affecting Greece starting on Thursday. The region of Attica will be especially hard hit by these first major rainstorms of autumn.
The weather pattern stems from storms brewing in the central Mediterranean...
Greece
Severe Storms, Possible "Medicane" to Hit Greece Later This Week
Meteorologists predict a dramatic shift in our weather beginning on Thursday, from the current conditions featuring high temperatures and sunny skies to heavy rain and storms throughout the country.
This sudden shift in the weather pattern is occurring just as...