Irish tourists travelling to Spain in the next few weeks have been warned they could be caught up in rare Mediterranean hurricanes.
Experts say the risk of tropical-like cyclones called medicanes have increased with this year’s record heatwaves affecting one of Ireland’s favourite holiday destinations and the rise in sea temperatures blamed on global warming.
Sea temperatures in parts of Spain’s Mediterranean coastline have reached 30 degrees Celsius this summer, around five degrees Celsius warmer than normal for this time of the year.
