The Mediterranean Is Getting Warmer and Saltier at an Ever-Faster Pace—Even Thousands of Meters Below the Surface
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Especially in the Adriatic, the water is getting warmer and warmer. Development could be a harbinger for fundamental changes in the oceans.
The acceleration is greatest in the central and eastern Mediterranean and particularly intense in the Adriatic, where the warming reaches the bottom – Concern also about the reduction of oxygen in deep waters
SCIENTISTS from the Ruđer Bošković Institute have analyzed 75 years of measurements, which show that the warming and salinization of the Mediterranean Sea are accelerating, and changes are increasingly visible in deep layers.
Since 2000, the surface waters of the Mediterranean have been heated two to three times faster than the surface of the world ' s oceans.
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Noticias ao MinutoA study shows that changes are not only in the upper layers of the sea, affecting the water column and the depths. The Adriatic Sea is also concerned: it has warmed up six times as much as the Mediterranean.
What is happening in the Mediterranean can be a harbinger for the world's oceans. An analysis now shows that warming and salinization are accelerating increasingly in the inland sea.
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