The most extreme heat event on the planet right now is happening not on land but at sea. A prolonged, record-smashing marine heat wave is scorching the Mediterranean, where water temperatures have ...

The most extreme heat event on the planet is happening not on land but at sea. A prolonged, record-smashing marine heat wave is scorching the Mediterranean, where water temperatures have hit ...

Water temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea are up to 9 degrees above average for this time of year amid a significant marine heat wave. The most intense warming is present in the western ...

The heat was so expansive that mountaintops, including the French Alps, that are usually frozen from snowpack saw record temperatures. Heat records were set for June in Spain and Portugal.

Large parts of the Mediterranean Sea are 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, with some recent readings in the 10-15 degrees above normal range. The waterway last set its all-time warmest ...

The Mediterranean Sea on Sunday hit its warmest temperature on record for June at 26.01 degrees Celsius, said a French weather service scientist, citing data from EU monitor Copernicus.

A deadly heat wave has struck Europe and the Mediterranean basin, claiming a total of eight lives in Spain, France and Italy while thousands flee wildfires in Greece and Turkey.

In 2024, record temperatures were reached both globally and in the Mediterranean basin. Heat waves are also increasing, both on the surface and along the water column.

The Mediterranean Sea recorded a new June high of 26.01 degrees Celsius on Sunday, just the latest abnormal marine heat wave in the basin, harming sea life and turbocharging storms.

A major factor in the heat wave is the exceptional sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean. “It’s the equivalent of a land heat wave. The Mediterranean Sea is suffering a pretty extreme marine ...