Mediterranean Sea suffering from marine heatwave: ReportBy IANS Published: Published Date - 10:51 AM, Fri - 24 June 22Rome: The temperature of the Mediterranean Sea in May was 4 degrees Celsius higher than average over the 20-year period ending in 2005, as a marine heatwave hit the waters, a new report has revealed. The CAREHeat Project report on Thursday said that the surface water temperature of the Mediterranean Sea in May hit a peak of more than 23 degrees Celsius. This is likely to have a lasting impact in Italy, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying. Some vulnerable species are disappearing from the sea around Italy, Greenpeace said, and are being replaced by species better suited to thrive in warm waters. The report came as Italy grapples with a land-based heatwave, exacerbated by a lack of rainfall.

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