Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

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 …

The ongoing climate change, which is threatening grassland agroecosystems throughout
Europe, is also evident in the Italian grasslands. These systems, often located in marginal …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Wind energy is one of the key renewable resources contributing to climate change mitigation
policies in national and international energy transition strategies. However, climate change …