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 …

[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 …

Drivers of accelerated warming in Mediterranean climate-type regions

D Urdiales-Flores, G Zittis, P Had**icolaou… - npj Climate and …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The near-surface temperature in Mediterranean climate-type regions has increased overall
similarly or more rapidly than the global mean rates. Although these regions have …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting future extreme precipitation trends in the Mediterranean

G Zittis, A Bruggeman, J Lelieveld - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Global warming is anticipated to intensify the hydrological cycle. However, this is neither
expected to be globally uniform nor is the relationship between temperature increase and …

Marine heat waves: Characterizing a major climate impact in the Mediterranean

F Pastor, S Khodayar - Science of the Total Environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Marine heat waves (MHW), considered as persistent and spatially extensive sea surface
temperature (SST) anomalies, have emerged as one of the global change-induced high …

[HTML][HTML] On the impact of climate change on urban microclimate, thermal comfort, and human health: Multiscale numerical simulations

N Antoniou, H Montazeri, B Blocken… - Building and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Climate change is expected to aggravate urban microclimatic conditions and have adverse
effects on human morbidity and mortality. However, there is limited knowledge on the impact …

Climate change impacts on winter chill in Mediterranean temperate fruit orchards

E Fernandez, H Mojahid, E Fadón, J Rodrigo… - Regional environmental …, 2023‏ - Springer
Temperate trees require low temperatures during winter and subsequent warm conditions in
early spring to flower and eventually bear fruit. Many parts of the Mediterranean region …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of climate change scenarios on droughts and their propagation in an arid Mediterranean basin. A useful approach for planning adaptation …

D Pulido-Velazquez, AJ Collados-Lara… - Science of the total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Areas where there is a scarcity of water frequently experience significant drought periods,
which may become exacerbated in the future due to climate change. In this paper we …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change affecting forest fire and flood risk—facts, predictions, and perceptions in Central and South Greece

D Angra, K Sapountzaki - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Global Climate change (CC) is featured by long-term changes in the mean values of climatic
parameters (predominantly mean temperature) and in the profile of extreme weather events …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term warming and interannual variability contributions' to marine heatwaves in the Mediterranean

A Simon, C Pires, TL Frölicher, A Russo - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In the past 40 years, marine heatwaves (MHWs) have experienced a worldwide increase in
duration, intensity, frequency and spatial extent. This trend has been particularly evident in …