Anomalia temperatura mediterraneo con credits The effects of climate change in the Mediterranean basin are clearly evident in our country, one of the most affected by all the possible consequences due to its central position and relative proximity to the coast of the entire territory: the persistence of dry seasons , Record summer temperatures and the violence of storms even out of season often make the headlines in newspapers and online publications. negative effects of the increase in temperatures are however different and sometimes less evident: the increase in the average temperature of sea water and the more acidity pushes the decline of local animal species (native) and the spread of those invasive (allochthonous), while the ‘sea level rise leads to the disappearance of coastal territory. The naturalistic and social importance of the Mediterranean areas makes these effects particularly critical, because they are able to influence the economie of the countries that overlook it and promote phenomena such as the depopulation of some areas and the mass migration . But what exactly is the situation of our sea today? What’s happening in the Mediterranean: the variation in average temperatures To say that the ‘Mediterranean area is one of the areas most affected by global warming is not entirely correct: the areas that see increase average temperatures more rapidly are in fact those closest to the poles, such as Siberia. The area has actually warmed more than the global average, by about +1.5 C° compared to the global average of +1° since the pre-industrial era, but this happens to most of the landmasses compared to the “coldest” oceans. But if we focus on the sea, the The Mediterranean has warmed more than the oceans up to +0.4 °C every 10 years compared to +0.2 °C: this is mainly due to […]