Mediterranean Sea Reaches Its Hottest Temperatures Ever Recorded

Mediterranean Sea reaches its hottest temperatures ever recorded

Record-high temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea are putting marine life and coastal ecosystems at serious risk.

Warming Mediterranean Sea poses growing threat to marine life

Warming seas, acidification, and sea level rise threaten biodiversity, fish stocks, and key coastal ecosystems across the Mediterranean.

Even moderate warming could cause irreversible damage to Mediterranean ecosystems, experts warn

Warming seas, acidification, and sea level rise threaten biodiversity, fish stocks, and key coastal ecosystems across the Mediterranean

Marine Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Face Increasing Climate Risks

Climate change threatens marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean region. Warming, sea level rise, and ocean acidification are occuring there more intensely and rapidly than the global average. A recent study led by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel investigated how strongly marine and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea are already at risk, even under comparatively moderate additional warming. For this purpose, 1…