Ocean researcher David Diaz said such ocean heatwaves were 'the equivalent of underwater wildfires, with fauna and flora dying just as if they had been burned.'
"A 6.2°C sea surface temperature anomaly in the Mediterranean is simply astonishing."
The Mediterranean Sea is considered a biodiversity hotspot by scientists—accounting for less than 1% of the world's ocean surface but inhabited by about 10% of all marine species.that the Mediterranean's native populations of"corals, of shellfish, and of fish are suffering enormously." The Mediterranean hosts up to 20,000 marine species of fauna and flora, 25% of which are native to the region.
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