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Occurrences of tornadoes or Mediterranean hurricanes have been increasing in frequency over the last 10 to 15 years,
Whoever was in that position at that time would have experienced these conditions,
These events are only going to get more frequent and more intense,
For example, 30 years ago an event of this kind might have brought winds of 100kmh,
This is because the situation in the Mediterranean has reached temperatures that were never reached before, and this brings instability,
But things are less predictable in the Mediterranean,
The water is ... way too hot for the Mediterranean and this causes for sure heavy storms, like we had one week ago on the Balearics, like we had two years ago in Corsica and so on,
I would have said that the boat got hit very hard by the wind, it was pinned over on its side
They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Salvo Cocina, of Sicily's civil protection agency, said of the Bayesian's crew We have no memory of anything like this in our area.
The owners of Baia Santa Nicolicchia In a moment the hurricane took everything away
The high winds throw umbrellas, plant pots, tables and chairs flying within seconds of hitting, with the local restaurant who shared the footage saying Never say never, but reasonably the answer should be not.”
Asked about the likelihood of them being alive, he replied I have texted my daughter and she hasn’t given me any updates about missing personnel or saved personnel. She has only said that there are deaths and she and her partner are alive,
For two seconds I lost the baby in the sea, then I immediately held her again in the fury of the waves,
she told Giornale di Sicilia We didn’t see it coming.”
James Catfield, the captain of the yacht who is also at the Termini Imerese emergency unit, told La Repubblica The yacht on the left sank at 4:05am, hit head-on by the hurricane 300 meters from the port of Porticello, next to another sailboat that provided assistance. There are reportedly 22 people on board, but unfortunately seven are missing, feared trapped inside the hull. An absurd tragedy last night. I am at a loss for words.”
He wrote on Facebook on Monday morning, before the death of one of the passengers was confirmed A normal holiday spent happy at sea turned into a tragedy,
the witness told Ansa news agency We were all guests on our boss’s yacht, a kind, extraordinary person who maybe they have not yet saved,
The sea surface temperature around Sicily was around 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit), which is almost 3 degrees more than normal. This creates an enormous source of energy that contributes to these storms,
Climate-driven catastrophes in Italy will become more frequent and more intense,