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A Medicane is a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone. It is a storm in the Mediterranean Sea. These storms are similar to tropical storms and subtropical storms.

Weather scientists say there are about one or two medicanes each year. Most of them happen in September and October, when the water in the Mediterranean sea. Sometimes they happen at other times. Scientists say global climate change could make medicanes stronger.

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  • Ianos 2020-09-17 1140Z

    Satellite imagery of Cyclone Ianos, a powerful Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone that hit Greece on September 17, 2020

  • Mediterranean Cyclone 07 oct 1996 1202Z

    Visible satellite imagery of a "medicane" above the Balearic Islands on 7 October 1996

  • Mediterranean tropical cyclone October 27 2005

    A Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone south of Italy, on 27 October 2005

  • Mediterranean Hurricane TLC dic 2005

    Satellite image of a tropical-like cyclone on 15 December 2005

  • Mediterranean tropical cyclone January 28 2009

    A weak and disorganized Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone on 28 January 2009

  • Mediterranean tropical cyclone 23 September 1969 0909Z

    ESSA-8 visible satellite imagery of the September 1969 cyclone

  • 1-26-1982-NOAA-07-1232PM

    Satellite imagery capturing the storm at its peak intensity at 26 January 1982.

  • Mediterranean Cyclone 16 jan 1995 1004Z

    Celeno at 1015 UTC on 16 January, shortly after tropical cyclogenesis

  • Mediterranean Cyclone 07 oct 1996 0603Z

    The second major Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone of 1996, while west of Italy on 7 October

  • Mediterranean hurricane 1996

    The last major Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone of 1996, near Italy

  • Mediterranean tropical cyclone September 26 2006

    The Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone of 26 September 2006

  • Tropical-like cyclone Rolf 08-Nov-2011

    Tropical Storm Rolf at peak intensity on 8 November 2011

  • Qendresa 2014-11-07 1215Z (cropped)

    Cyclone Qendresa approaching Malta on 7 November

  • Iona 2016-10-31 0045Z

    90M on 31 October 2016

  • Numa 2017-11-18 0929Z

    Numa on 18 November 2017

  • Zorbas 2018-09-29 0912Z

    Medicane Zorbas on 29 September 2018

  • Ianos 2020-09-17 1140Z

    Medicane Ianos on 17 September 2020

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