Are Waterspouts Becoming More Common in the Mediterranean?
A luxury superyacht carrying 22 passengers, including British tech mogul Mike Lynch, tragically sank off the coast of Palermo, Italy, on August 19. The incident occurred in the early morning hours when the 183-foot yacht, named Bayesian, was reportedly struck by a waterspout—a tornado-like phenomenon that forms over water. The sinking of the Bayesian raises concerns about the potential increase in these powerful weather events due to climate change, especially in rapidly warming bodies of water like the Mediterranean. Waterspouts:
