Mediterranean Sea – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:04:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg Mediterranean Sea – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 The Mediterranean’s Summer Heat Wave https://www.maproomblog.com/2022/09/the-mediterraneans-summer-heat-wave/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:04:54 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1809198 More]]>

Europe’s summer heat wave wasn’t just felt on land; the Mediterranean Sea saw surface temperatures as much as 5°C above the average. The ESA’s animated map, above, shows the difference between sea surface temperatures from March to August 2022 and the 1985-2005 average for those months. The redder, the hotter than average. [ESA]

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