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Future evolution of extreme precipitation in the Mediterranean (scientific article)
Tramblay Y, Somot S (2018) Future evolution of extreme precipitation in the Mediterranean. Climatic Change, 151, 2, 289–302 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-018-2300-5 ABSTRACT Mediterranean basins can be impacted by severe floods caused by extreme rainfall, and…
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Ecological roots of pine species distribution in Southern Europe (scientific article)
Key message The rapid production of a large, deep root system during seedling establishment is critical for pines to colonize dry Mediterranean locations. Abstract Root properties can influence plant drought…
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Climate change and risks to sustainable development (MedECC scientific article)
Accelerating environmental changes in the Mediterranean Basin cause increasing risks to people and nature: a new synthesis Recent climate change has stronger impacts on the Mediterranean Basin than before, causing…
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Exacerbated fires in Med. Europe due to anthropogenic warming (scientific article)
ABSTRACT The observed trend towards warmer and drier conditions in southern Europe is projected to continue in the next decades, possibly leading to increased risk of large fires. However, an…
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Interactive: The impacts of climate change at 1.5°C, 2°C and beyond (CarbonBrief)
The impacts of climate change at 1.5C, 2C and beyond (CarbonBrief) Carbon Brief has extracted data from around 70 peer-reviewed climate studies to show how global warming is projected to…
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Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk due to sea-level rise (scientific article)
Abstract UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS) located in coastal areas are increasingly at risk from coastal hazards due to sea-level rise. In this study, we assess Mediterranean cultural WHS at…
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World Food Day: Fish gone, people gone (WWF)
On World Food Day, WWF warns against the dramatic impact of overfished oceans on people around the globe. Currently, 33 percent of fish stocks are overfished (in the Mediterranean it…
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Impacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions (scientific article)
Hamidov A, Helming K, Bellocchi G, Bojar W, Dalgaard T, Ghaley BB, ... Schönhart M (2018) Impacts of climate change adaptation options on soil functions: A review of European case-studies. Land Degradation…
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IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C
Global Warming of 1.5 °C An IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the…
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