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The Centre for Mediterranean Environmental Studies attributes the warming of the sea on the Costa Blanca to climate change
The latest report from the Centre for Mediterranean Environmental Studies, based in Valencia, shows that sea temperatures on the Costa Blanca have risen by 1.5ºC since 1982 due to climate change.
Scientists have warned that observation figures confirm climate change is "an unstoppable reality", as the sea continues to absorb most of the excess heat from greenhouse emissions, leading to rising temperatures.
The data is supported by the latest Sea Surface Temperature (SST) report just published by the Centre for Environmental Studies of the Mediterranean (CEAM).
The report is based on temperature measurements taken last autumn, and also concludes that the warming of the sea is a direct consequence of climate change.
Findings reveal that the average water temperature over the entire Mediterranean basin has increased by 1.43ºC since 1982, the first year in which readings were taken.
The study also found that the autumn of 2021 in general was warmer than normal.
In September, temperatures were 1.1ºC above average from 1921 to 1982, and in October and November, 1ºC higher than over the same period.
Earlier this week, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) revealed the violent eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga generated a shockwave that altered the atmospheric pressure and sea level in the Valencia for several hours at the weekend.
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