Mediterranean Sea

DNA Traces Reveal Shark Activity in the Mediterranean

The Mediterranean white shark is as elusive and mysterious as the sharks in the Atlantic and Pacific are well known. “There’s really not much known about them, and they are…

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Offshore wind in the Mediterranean: renewables can, and must, protect biodiversity – here’s how

By Paul Wawrzynkowski,PhD candidate, Universitat de Barcelona and Josep Lloret, Investigador científico (senior researcher)., Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC) The oceans – engines of life on Earth and our…

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Wildfires Rage Across Mediterranean as Heatwave Fuels Widespread Evacuations

Wildfires fueled by scorching heat and strong winds swept through large swaths of southern Europe over the weekend, forcing thousands to evacuate from coastal resorts, mountain villages, and farmland across…

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Mediterranean heatwave sparks concern for marine life

A recent heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea has been so severe that scientists are concerned for marine life. The human-induced climate crisis is making marine heatwaves more intense and prolonged,…

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Limpet mines likely caused blasts on two tankers in Mediterranean Sea

Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources…

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Mediterranean Sea Warming by Over One Degree in 25 Years, Study Finds

A recent study has revealed a concerning trend in the Mediterranean Sea, its waters have warmed by more than one degree Celsius over the past 25 years. Conducted by Italy’s…

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By 2050 a third of Mediterranean sea creatures will be alien

A third of Mediterranean fish, mollusc and crustacean species will be aliens by 2020, a report said Saturday amid an invasion of clam-killing blue crabs, the piranha like fireworm, lethal…

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87% of the Mediterranean Sea is polluted

Some 87% of the Mediterranean Sea is polluted and there is a record level of microplastics in the sea, the WWF said in a new report.The sea is full of…

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Risks multiply for Mediterranean-bound migrants, UN study shows

More migrants and refugees are embarking on dangerous journeys across Africa towards the southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea where they face growing risk of abuse such as kidnapping and…

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Greece says sanctioned tankers pose rising environmental risk in Mediterranean

Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country's shipping minister told…

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Houthis say they targeted the Mediterranean this week, no confirmation available

The leader of Yemen's Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said that one of their operations this week targeted the Mediterranean Sea. Earlier this month, al-Houthi had said that all ships heading…

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Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years

The intense northern hemisphere summer heat that drove wildfires across the Mediterranean, buckled roads in Texas and strained power grids in China last year made it not just the warmest…

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Nearly 100 dead or missing migrants in Mediterranean so far in 2024 – IOM

Nearly 100 migrants have died or disappeared in the central and eastern Mediterranean since the beginning of 2024, more than double the toll recorded last year during the same period,…

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Iran threatens Mediterranean closure over Gaza

(Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if the United States and its allies continued to commit "crimes" in Gaza, Iranian media reported…

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US Aircraft Carrier to Remain in Mediterranean

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks to maintain a…

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U.S. continues to strengthen military presence in Eastern Mediterranean

The U.S. 6th Fleet command-and-control ship USS Mount Whitney is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to support U.S. operations there, the Navy announced Wednesday, as tensions escalate in the…

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Photo Story: Record temperatures in Mediterranean Sea

Joao Carvalho of the Sorbonne Institute measures the temperature of the Mediterranean Sea waters in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, 04 August 2023. The water temperature of the Mediterranean Sea has reached a…

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Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn’t happening. This year’s heat and fire will force change

Thousands of people on the beach. Children reportedly falling off evacuation boats. Panic. People fleeing with the clothes on their backs. It felt like “the end of the world”, according…

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Mediterranean Sea reaches highest temperature ever

The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record Monday during an exceptional heatwave, Spanish researchers said. "We attained a new record... in the daily median sea surface temperature of…

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Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean

Wildfires hit Portugal, Spain, Greece, Algeria, Croatia, Italy Firefighting plane crashes in Greece Tunisia suffers heatwave, power cuts hit Malta Mediterranean region 'climate change hot-spot' By Fedja Grulovic and Lamine…

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The Mediterranean Sea is getting hotter and saltier

The Mediterranean Sea is warming faster and becoming more salty, according to a study by a team of Spanish scientists. A study by the Spanish research institute ICM-CSIC, published in…

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Russia says one of its warships rescued 68 passengers from boat in Mediterranean

MOSCOW, June 19 (Reuters) - A Russian warship and cargo ship rescued 68 people overnight from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Monday. It said…

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Over 400 migrants died crossing Mediterranean early in 2023 -UN agency

It was the deadliest quarter for such crossings in 6 years The number of migrant deaths likely an 'undercount' -IOM Fear these deaths have been 'normalized,' response needed-IOM GENEVA, April…

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Mediterranean marine heatwaves threaten coastal livelihoods

KERKENNAH ISLANDS, Tunisia, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A decade ago, Tunisian fisherman Ahmed Chelli's nets bulged with fish and octopus that he sold at the local market in the Kerkennah…

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The Mediterranean has experienced record sea temperatures this summer: this could devastate marine life

by - John Spicer Professor of Marine Zoology, University of Plymouth - The Conversation The ocean sustains all life on our planet. It provides food to eat and oxygen to…

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UPDATED: France, Spain, Portugal battle wildfires amid intense heat

LISBON, July 17 (Reuters) - Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, where thousands of people have been evacuated in soaring…

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Unesco warns to prepare for Mediterranean tsunami

A tsunami could soon hit major cities on or near the Mediterranean Sea including Marseille, Alexandria and Istanbul, with a nearly 100% chance of a wave reaching more than a…

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Ship fuel suppliers stop serving Russian vessels in the Mediterranean, Malta not allowing any Russian ships to come to its ports

Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels flying the Russian flag at major European hubs including Spain and Malta in another blow to Moscow's exports, five industry sources with knowledge…

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Photo Story: NATO’s maritime exercise Neptune Strike 22 in the Mediterranean Sea

A handout photo made available by US Navy shows aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 Italian Navy flying over the ships from Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group…

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Photo Story: Satellite image of Mediterranean cyclone Apollo

A handout satellite image made available by Copernicus, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme, shows Mediterranean cyclone Apollo in the Ionian Sea, 28 October 2021 (issued 29 October 2021). On…

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Italy’s ‘Smart Bay’ seeks to tackle Mediterranean climate change

On Italy's Ligurian coast, biologists and environmentalists are working to tackle the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean with help from a so-called "Smart Bay". Marine biologists fear the Mediterranean is…

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Thousands flee Greece blazes as wildfires sweep through Mediterranean

Thousands of people fled their homes on the outskirts of Athens on Friday and hundreds were evacuated by boat from the nearby island of Evia as Greece faced a fourth…

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Turkish company applies to explore for oil in east Mediterranean

Turkey's state-owned energy company TPAO has applied for a licence to explore for crude oil in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish Energy Ministry said in a statement in the country's…

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Russia launches Mediterranean drills

The Russian military on Friday launched sweeping maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea featuring warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles, a show of force amid a surge in tensions following an…

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41 died by drowning in the Mediterranean’s latest migrant tragedy

(CDeNews) - The UNHCR team and IOM team in Porto Empedocle confirmed that they have verified the accurate testimonies about a shipwreck that took place on Saturday 20 February in…

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Turkey extends exploration in disputed Mediterranean waters to Oct. 27

Turkey announced it extended the stay of its Oruc Reis survey vessel and two other ships in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Oct. 27, in a move…

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Greece, France in strong reaction after Turkey carries out seismic surveys in Mediterranean

Greece and France reacted angrily to a decision by the Turkish Government to send a ship to carry out seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, prompting Greece to issue a…

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Turkish official says Ankara unswayed over EU sanctions on Eastern Mediterranean

Turkey would be even more determined to protect its territorial rights in the Eastern Mediterranean if the European Union ultimately decides to impose sanctions on it over offshore oil and…

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East Mediterranean states formally establish Egypt-based gas forum

Six states signed a charter for an Egypt-based energy forum on Tuesday, giving formal status to a group that seeks to promote natural gas exports from the eastern Mediterranean and…

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Erdogan cautions that Turkish drill ship did not end operations in east Mediterranean

President Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a video call on Wednesday that the docking of Turkey’s Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel for maintenance does not mean its…

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43,000 people crossed Mediterranean in 2020- MOAS

The Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) has published statistics showing the number of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean for the past two weeks. Between the September 1 and September…

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Turkey says EU Mediterranean statement biased, open to talks with Greece

Turkey slammed a statement by European Union Mediterranean states on Friday, saying the comments were biased and "detached from reality", but added Ankara was still open to unconditional talks with…

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EU’s Mediterranean states tell Turkey: resume talks this month or risk sanctions

The European Union will draw up a list of new sanctions on Turkey at the end of September unless Ankara comes to the negotiating table to resolve a territorial dispute…

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France today hosts Mediterranean leaders’ summit

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hosts leaders from Mediterranean states for a summit set to be dominated by growing tensions between Turkey and EU states in the east of…

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Turkey’s Erdogan says East Mediterranean is test of EU’s sincerity

President Tayyip Erdogan told European Council President Charles Michel on Sunday the EU's stance towards the East Mediterranean would be a test of its sincerity, calling on it to take…

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EU foreign policy chief in Libya to insist on peace talks

The EU's High Representative Josep Borrell was in Libya yesterday to resume political dialogue in an effort to end conflict in the country. He met with the Prime Minister of…

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Banksy’s migrant rescue boat says overloaded, stranded at sea off coast of Libya

A rescue boat funded by British street artist Banksy has issued urgent calls for help, saying it is stranded in the Mediterranean and overloaded with migrants who it has been…

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Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions

Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks, amid growing tension with Greece over disputed claims to exploration rights in the east…

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Macron says he set red lines with Turkey in eastern Mediterranean

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he had taken a tough stance over the summer with regard to Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean, setting red lines because…

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Turkey to hold military drills in eastern Mediterranean

Turkey said on Thursday it will hold firing exercises in the eastern Mediterranean on Sept 1-2, the latest in a series of military drills which have fuelled tensions with Greece.…

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Erdogan says Turkey to get rights in seas around it

Turkey is determined to do whatever is necessary to obtain its rights in the Black Sea, Aegean and Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event commemorating…

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Germany says Turkey, Greece ready for dialogue on East Mediterranean dispute

Germany’s top diplomat said after whirlwind meetings in Turkey and Greece on Tuesday the two were ready for dialogue to defuse an worsening dispute over energy resources in the Mediterranean,…

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Turkey extends work of Mediterranean exploration ship through August 27

Turkey announced that its Oruc Reis exploration vessel will now carry out seismic surveys in a disputed part of the eastern Mediterranean until Aug. 27, in a move likely to…

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Greece to ratify sea accord with Egypt on Aug. 26

Greece plans to ratify an accord on maritime boundaries with Egypt next week, its government said on Thursday, referring to a deal which has angered Turkey and highlighted overlapping claims…

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Merkel, Macron agree to coordinate more on coronavirus travel restrictions

Germany's Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Thursday to coordinate more closely on travel restrictions related to the coronavirus, the chancellor said after bilateral talks on Thursday.…

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Erdogan says no threats can deter Turkey’s operations in Mediterranean

No threats can deter Turkey from seeking natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan warned, adding that Ankara expects actors in the region to take steps to de-escalate…

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Cyprus says willing to engage on defining maritime zones

Cyprus said it was willing to engage with all its neighbours on defining maritime boundaries, amid a tense stand-off with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean over jurisdiction in the energy-rich…

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