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In the lower latitudes, precipitation usually decreases in both the winter and summer due to higher evapotranspiration. Toward the polar latitudes, total moisture usually increases; for instance, the Mediterranean climate in Southern Europe has more rain. See more
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Global climate models agree that the Mediterranean area will be significantly drier, potentially seeing 40 percent less precipitation during the winter rainy season in the already parched regions of the …
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The Mediterranean region has been declared a climate change hotspot due, among other reasons, to an expected increase in the torrential rains that frequently …
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… Xiaosen Zhang Show authors Nature 573 , 256–260 ( 2019) Cite this article 8612 Accesses 103 Citations 166 Altmetric Metrics Abstract Mediterranean climates are characterized by strong...
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The present study analyzes rainfall episodes in a wide area of the Spanish Mediterranean coast, between 1989 and 2016. The original data were collected by the …
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WebOne approach delimits the Mediterranean climate by amounts of rainfall ranging between 275 mm and 900 mm, of which at least 65% falls in winter. Köppen (1930) defined the Mediterranean climate somewhat differently …
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Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes. Such climates typically have dry summers and w…... Read more