The answer may lie in climate change, as many scientists have begun pointing to the increasing temperature of the Mediterranean Sea as a possible culprit for the unusual storm patterns.

The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest surface temperature with a daily median of 28.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, according to Spanish researchers, topping a previous record set last month.

"The maximum sea surface temperature record was broken in the Mediterranean Sea yesterday... with a daily median of 28.90C," Spain's leading institute of marine sciences said. The previous record ...

A waterspout forms during a storm in the Mediterranean Sea, October 2018. Waterspouts more frequently form over warm water, and sea surface temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea are warming faster ...

The Mediterranean has been subject to intense thermal conditions in recent years. This has taken a further severe step this year, with sea temperatures reaching a record 30.7°C off Corsica.

On Thursday, the daily median surface temperature of the Mediterranean Sea reached 28.9°C, beating the record of 28.71°C measured on July 24, 2023. A youth is silhouetted as he dives into the ...

BILAL HUSSEIN / AP The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record Monday during an exceptional heatwave, Spanish researchers told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday ...

The Mediterranean has been subject to intense thermal conditions in recent years. This has taken a further severe step this year, with sea temperatures reaching a record 30.7 degrees Celsius off ...

The Mediterranean Sea hit its highest temperature ever recorded on Monday amid back-to-back extreme heatwaves buffeting Europe. The average Sea Surface Temperature (SST) for the Mediterranean was ...