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Italy · 8 Nov 2024 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… Italy · 10 Jul 2024 By 2050 a third of Mediterranean sea creatures will be alien By 2020, a third of Mediterranean marine species will be alien Italy · 9 Jul 2024 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… Libya · 7 Jul 2024 Risks multiply for Mediterranean-bound migrants, UN study shows Migrants face grave dangers journeying through Africa to the Mediterranean, risking abuse. Greece · 9 Jun 2024 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… Europe - Mediterranean · 24 May 2024 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… Germany · 15 May 2024 Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years Heatwaves taking a toll on people's health, with Greece, Malta, and Italy registering the highest excess deaths in Europe Italy · 3 Feb 2024 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… Iran · 24 Dec 2023 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… Middle East · 16 Dec 2023 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… Middle East · 21 Oct 2023 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… France · 4 Aug 2023 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…