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The Mediterranean storm that dumped torrential rain on the Libyan coast, setting off flooding that’s believed to have killed thousands of people, is the latest extreme weather event to carry some of the hallmarks of climate change, scientists say. Daniel dubbed a “medicane” for its hurricane-like characteristics – drew enormous energy from extremely warm sea water. It’s difficult to attribute a single weather event to climate change, “but we know there are factors that could be at play” with s