All climate studies carried out in recent years in the Mediterranean basin indicate that significant changes are occurring in the precipitation regime. Result: we are witnessing longer dry seasons, particularly in summer, but also episodes of more intense and longer-lasting precipitation, particularly in autumn, winter and spring. It is important to remember: these are not new phenomena, but extreme phenomena.
We have known for several years that temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea continually exceed previous records, to the point that “the waters of the Mediterranean basin are warming 20% faster than the rest of the planet”. This high temperature also increases the rate of evaporation and causes much more energy to be stored in the atmosphere, which can be released by torrential rains when the right circumstances occur – when this relatively more humid atmosphere collides with a cold air mass, as far as we know. like DANA-. The climate system is a complex system, but by now there is no doubt about the link between climate change and the intensity and duration of extreme weather events, such as storms and heavy rains.
