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 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.

Monday saw the sea surface temperature of the Mediterranean Sea reach its highest ever recorded temperature at over 28.71C, beating the previous record of 28.25C set in 2003. Data from the ...

"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 degrees Celsius off ...

High temperatures across Europe this month have unleashed a prolonged marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea that could ravage ecosystems and kill off several species in the coming weeks ...

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°C off Corsica.