Medicane Xavier

Overview
Medicane Xavier was A powerful Mediterranean storm that formed on the 2nd of November, 2024 and wreaked havoc in Europe due to the following food crisis.

Origins
The storm formed when a new low-pressure area was spotted leaving the Sahara and heading for Italy suddenly had a rapid explosion of convection, causing it to be upgraded to a tropical depression. The storm now took on tropical looks and on the 5th of November, 2024, the storm reached tropical storm force and was named medicane Xavier. Upon the news of this, the NCFC Burst into action, launching Orion Flights into the storm out of Sicily.

Landfall In Spain And Demise
By now the storm was crossing the Mediterranean, Sinking a fishing boat being used by storm chasers, killing 4. On November 9th, the storm had an unexpected burst in power, boosting it to a category 2 storm. As the medicane approached the southern tip of Spain, The Spanish government ordered the evacuation of all workers and civilians. The EU took note of the possible damages to the large amount of greenhouses in the area and that the resulting food shortage would be too much for Europe to handle. The storm began doing as expected, Wreaking havoc on the greenhouses and causing floods, which killed 5. By now the storm was weakening at a rapid rate however, and the storm quickly lost intensity and dissipated by the 10th.

Aftermath
The following food crisis in Europe forced the EU to buy up large amounts of food before it ran out, and at the same time the cost to repair all the greenhouses was in the billions. This put Europe in a tough spot, but luckily its allies and their relief efforts eventually rebuilt the economic situation in Europe.