Do hurricanes ever hit Italy?
Do hurricanes ever hit Italy? In addition, Southern mainland Italy including Calabria and Apulia are hit approximately once every 6 to 7 years. Cyclones also form occasionally in the Black Sea, striking Istanbul and northwestern Turkey. Note also regions of low landfall activity, including Egypt and the Middle East.
Why don t hurricanes hit Africa?
Such cyclones seldom occur as easterly winds carry the storms away from land, and most Atlantic storms that move off the African coast tend to be weak.