The waters of the Mediterranean have broken heat records for the month of June, with temperatures exceeding 30°C recorded in the Balearic Islands. While the full impact on biodiversity remains difficult to assess, experts describe a phenomenon of accelerated tropicalization.
The Mediterranean is once again overheating. On Monday, June 30, the sea reached its highest-ever surface temperature for the month of June, with satellite data analyzed by Météo-France showing an average of 26.04°C. These average values are nearly 2°C above the 1991–2020 norms, with anomalies reaching up to +5°C around the Côte d’Azur, Corsica, the Gulf of Lion, and the Balearic Islands. In the Spanish archipelago, a buoy recorded an unprecedented temperature of 30.5°C for June — a figure that climbed even higher to 30.99°C on Tuesday, July 1.
Source: Le monde
