Climate change and weather extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

G Zittis, M Almazroui, P Alpert, P Ciais… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

Climate change, coastal tourism, and impact chains–a literature review

A Arabadzhyan, P Figini, C García… - Current Issues in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change impacts tourism, since both supply and demand of tourism services depend
on the quality and the management of a set of environmental attributes. This paper critically …

Old World megadroughts and pluvials during the Common Era

ER Cook, R Seager, Y Kushnir, KR Briffa… - Science …, 2015 - science.org
Climate model projections suggest widespread drying in the Mediterranean Basin and
wetting in Fennoscandia in the coming decades largely as a consequence of greenhouse …

Contribution of climatic changes in mean and variability to monthly temperature and precipitation extremes

K van der Wiel, R Bintanja - Communications Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
The frequency of climate extremes will change in response to shifts in both mean climate
and climate variability. These individual contributions, and thus the fundamental …

The rise of compound warm-season droughts in Europe

Y Markonis, R Kumar, M Hanel, O Rakovec, P Máca… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Drought is one of the main threats to food security and ecosystem productivity. During the
past decades, Europe has experienced a series of droughts that caused substantial …

[HTML][HTML] A multi-model, multi-scenario, and multi-domain analysis of regional climate projections for the Mediterranean

G Zittis, P Had**icolaou, M Klangidou… - Regional Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Observation and model-based studies have identified the Mediterranean region as one of
the most prominent climate change “hot-spots.” Parts of this distinctive region are included in …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme weather and societal impacts in the eastern Mediterranean

A Hochman, F Marra, G Messori, JG Pinto… - Earth System …, 2022 - esd.copernicus.org
Gaining a holistic understanding of extreme weather, from its physical drivers to its impacts
on society and ecosystems, is key to supporting future risk reduction and preparedness …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change over the Mediterranean region: Local temperature and precipitation variations at five pilot sites

V Todaro, M D'Oria, D Secci, A Zanini, MG Tanda - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Mediterranean region is one of the most responsive areas to climate change and was
identified as a major “hot-spot” based on global climate change analyses. This study …

Drought severity and trends in a Mediterranean oak forest

S Stefanidis, D Rossiou, N Proutsos - Hydrology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Drought is a significant natural hazard with widespread socioeconomic and environmental
impacts. This study investigated the long-term drought characteristics in a Mediterranean …

Evaluation of the performance of CMIP6 models in reproducing rainfall patterns over North Africa

H Babaousmail, R Hou, B Ayugi, M Ojara, H Ngoma… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study assesses the performance of historical rainfall data from the Coupled Model
Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) in reproducing the spatial and temporal rainfall …