{"id":46282,"date":"2024-12-17T12:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnestartit.com\/?p=46282"},"modified":"2024-12-17T12:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:22:00","slug":"record-sea-temperature-in-the-medes-islands-this-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/record-sea-temperature-in-the-medes-islands-this-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Record sea temperature in the Medes Islands this December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 2 December, the sea temperature around the Medes Islands reached an all-time high of 17.41 \u00b0C, the highest recorded in this month since data has been available for more than 50 years. This value surpasses the previous record of 17.20 \u00b0C, recorded on 2 December 2018, marking a new high point in climate observations in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"511\" data-id=\"46262\" src=\"https:\/\/cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-1.png 959w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-1-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-1-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-1-600x320.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This record comes after a particularly warm month of November, during which the average air temperature was 15.6 \u00b0C, equalling the 2011 record. According to Josep Pascual, the expert at <a href=\"https:\/\/meteolestartit.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meteo l&#8217;Estartit<\/a>, these data confirm a trend of increasing temperatures both in the air and the sea in the area. November 2024 was also among the months with the highest sea temperatures, consolidating an exceptionally warm year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" data-id=\"46266\" src=\"https:\/\/cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-2-1024x605.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-2-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-2-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-2-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-2-600x355.png 600w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-2.png 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Medes Islands, located in the Montgr\u00ed Natural Park, are a key reference point for the study of Mediterranean sea conditions. Its waters, rich in biodiversity, allow valuable data to be collected on temperature variations and how these are reflected in historical records. This type of record provides essential information for a better understanding of climatic dynamics over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"46274\" src=\"https:\/\/cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-3-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-3-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-3-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-3-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-3-1-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Temperatura-3-1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Documenting these phenomena is essential for analysing the evolution of the coastline and its ecosystems. The perseverance and dedication of the <a href=\"https:\/\/emdlestartit.cat\/medalla-honor-josep-pascual\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meteorological observer Josep Pascual<\/a>, who has been collecting data since 1969, helps us to understand how the natural environment is adapting to these changes and what challenges may arise in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The record sea temperature in the Medes Islands reminds us of the importance of continuing to research and protect such a unique environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 2 December, the sea temperature around the Medes Islands reached an all-time high of 17.41 \u00b0C, the highest recorded in this month since data has been available for more than 50 years. This value surpasses the previous record of 17.20 \u00b0C, recorded on 2 December 2018, marking a new high point in climate observations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":46259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainability-en-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.cnestartit.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}