Explore Our Affordable Courses

Click Here

Extreme Heat in Mediterranean Sea

Context:

  • For several weeks, the Mediterranean area has been grappling with severe heat, resulting in wildfires spanning nine countries from Algeria to Greece.

More about the news:

  • At the end of July, Mediterranean Sea surface temperatures hit a record 28.7 degrees Celsius (83.66 Fahrenheit), with some eastern parts of the waters reaching more than 30 C.
  • The high temperatures are threatening people and land-based ecosystems as well as causing harm to marine life.

Concerns with high sea temperatures:

  • Gasses like oxygen and carbon dioxide dissolve better at colder temperatures. Thus, the warmer the water, the less oxygen is available to breathe.
  • Higher temperatures cause an increase in metabolism and the organisms need more food to maintain this metabolic rate and thus, heightening the risk of death by starvation for marine life.
  • It contributes to increased occurrences of algal blooms exacerbating the reduction of oxygen levels and generating toxins that are detrimental to fish, marine mammals, and birds, among other organisms.

About the Mediterranean Sea:

  • It is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean which  lies between the continents of Eurasia and Africa enclosed almost completely by land.
  • 22.4The Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar on the west and to the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, by the Dardanelles and the Bosporus respectively, on the east. 

Bordering Countries:

  • Europe (from west to east): Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, the island state of Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, and the island Republic of Cyprus
  • Asia (from north to south): Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
  • Africa (from east to west): Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco

To get PDF version, Please click on "Print PDF" button.

Need help preparing for UPSC or State PSCs?

Connect with our experts to get free counselling & start preparing

Download October 2024 Current Affairs.   Srijan 2025 Program (Prelims+Mains) !     Current Affairs Plus By Sumit Sir   UPSC Prelims2025 Test Series.    IDMP – Self Study Program 2025.

 

THE MOST
LEARNING PLATFORM

Learn From India's Best Faculty

      

Download October 2024 Current Affairs.   Srijan 2025 Program (Prelims+Mains) !     Current Affairs Plus By Sumit Sir   UPSC Prelims2025 Test Series.    IDMP – Self Study Program 2025.

 

Quick Revise Now !
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD SOON
UDAAN PRELIMS WALLAH
Comprehensive coverage with a concise format
Integration of PYQ within the booklet
Designed as per recent trends of Prelims questions
हिंदी में भी उपलब्ध
Quick Revise Now !
UDAAN PRELIMS WALLAH
Comprehensive coverage with a concise format
Integration of PYQ within the booklet
Designed as per recent trends of Prelims questions
हिंदी में भी उपलब्ध

<div class="new-fform">







    </div>

    Subscribe our Newsletter
    Sign up now for our exclusive newsletter and be the first to know about our latest Initiatives, Quality Content, and much more.
    *Promise! We won't spam you.
    Yes! I want to Subscribe.