A developing medicane takes shape over the eastern Mediterranean Sea. (NASA)An extremely unusual “medicane” is set to lash parts of Egypt and Israel, bringing the potential for tropical storm-force winds, heavy rainfall and perhaps even coastal flooding in spots. The well-structured system spans a 300 mile width across the extreme eastern Mediterranean Sea, parked roughly 100 miles south-southwest of Cyprus as of late afternoon Thursday Eastern Time. The southernmost point in the Mediterranean Sea is farther north than the northernmost point in the Gulf of Mexico. Since 1980, Mediterranean sea surface temperatures have increased between 1 and 2 degrees, the toastier waters are more supportive of unusual medicane-type storms.

Source: Washington Post October 25, 2019 01:33 UTC