There was heavy rain across the country Wednesday morning as Israel was lashed by the remnants of Storm Daniel, which wreaked deadly havoc in Libya and Greece earlier in the week. There were reports of a number of sinkholes in the center of the country, but no immediate reports of injuries. Storm Daniel made landfall in Libya on Sunday after earlier lashing Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece, where it killed at least 18 people. The storm is the latest extreme weather event to carry some of the hallmarks of climate change, scientists say. They’re not generally true hurricanes, but can reach hurricane strength on rare occasions, said Simon Mason, chief climate scientist at the Columbia Climate School’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society.

Source: Libya Today September 13, 2023 09:49 UTC