Cul-de-sac effect: Why Mediterranean regions are becoming more prone to extreme floods in a changing climate

In May 2023, Italy's Emilia-Romagna region experienced devastating, if not unprecedented, floods that caused widespread ...

Europe's next desert is getting ready: It's in the Mediterranean Sea

Once the heart of the Mediterranean, Sicily faces scorching heat, flash floods, and vanishing coastlines. Its struggle ...

Unprecedented decline in marine viruses in western Mediterranean linked to climate change

A team led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) has described a sustained and unprecedented decrease in the ...

Governments can’t achieve their climate goals if they don’t include local communities

A lack of attention to local characteristics has led to notable shortcomings in the implementation of climate policies. This ...
Panda

Coping with change in a warming Mediterranean

Usually found in tropical waters, invasive rabbitfish have colonized large stretches of the coast of Türkiye More frequent and intense droughts, storms and heat waves, melting glaciers, warming oceans ...
EurekAlert!

What climate change means for the Mediterranean Sea

Temperatures in the Mediterranean are currently rising to record levels. Instead of a refreshing dip, holidaymakers in places like Greece, Italy, and Spain, among other places, are now facing water ...

Does S.F. have the most ‘ideal' climate in the U.S.?

Coastal California's Mediterranean climate is one of the most pleasant in the U.S., according to an index developed by a Bay ...
The Conversation

Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well

Steve Turton has received funding from the Australian Government. The world has watched in horror as fires continue to raze parts of Los Angeles, California. For those of us living in Australia, one ...