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\n CLIMATE \u00b7 ATMOSPHERE \u00b7 MEDITERRANEAN\n <\/p>\n

\n THE
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\n Mediterranean Heat & Climate Stress\n <\/p>\n

\n A scientific storytelling project exploring climate change,
\n atmospheric dynamics and Mediterranean instability.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Mediterranean Sea warming accelerating \u2022 Tropopause height increasing \u2022 Climate instability rising \u2022 Extreme events becoming more frequent \u2022 Aviation emissions interacting with upper atmosphere \u2022\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Upper atmosphere warming<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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1993\u20132023<\/h3>\n

Mediterranean sea warming trend<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Possible precipitation decline<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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20\u201350 km<\/h3>\n

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A CONNECTED SYSTEM<\/h2>\n

\n Climate change does not act on a single layer. It starts from the sea,
\n crosses the troposphere, reaches the stratosphere and modifies the
\n balance of the atmospheric system.\n <\/p>\n

\n In the Mediterranean, these signals are amplified: warmer seas, reduced
\n precipitation, stronger instability and changing storm dynamics.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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SEA & CLIMATE<\/h3>\n

The Mediterranean Sea stores heat and transfers energy to the atmosphere, influencing instability and extreme weather.<\/p>\n

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ATMOSPHERE<\/h3>\n

The tropopause is not a fixed border: it rises, falls and folds, regulating exchanges between atmospheric layers.<\/p>\n

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DYNAMICS<\/h3>\n

Vorticity, jet streams and atmospheric waves shape the evolution of storms and large-scale weather systems.<\/p>\n

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AVIATION<\/h3>\n

Aircraft emissions introduce gases and particles into sensitive atmospheric regions, contributing to climate forcing.<\/p>\n

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SCIENCE<\/h3>\n

\n Data, research and scientific sources help explain the climate system and its transformation.\n <\/p>\n

Explore science<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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STORYTELLING<\/h3>\n

\n Complex atmospheric processes are transformed into a clear editorial narrative.\n <\/p>\n

Read storytelling<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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AWARENESS<\/h3>\n

\n The project aims to increase awareness of the changes already affecting the Mediterranean.\n <\/p>\n

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THE MEDITERRANEAN AS A CLIMATE HOTSPOT<\/h2>\n

\n The Mediterranean basin is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate
\n change. Sea warming, drought, water stress and atmospheric instability
\n interact in a system where small shifts can produce large consequences.\n <\/p>\n

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UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEM TO READ THE FUTURE<\/h2>\n

\n The Burning Rim connects science, data and storytelling to explain how the
\n Mediterranean is changing \u2014 from the sea surface to the upper atmosphere.\n <\/p>\n

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