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In the Mediterranean, heat waves are decimating underwater forests that are essential to ecosystems. The gorgonians seem to be better able to resist in the depths, but this refuge may only be temporary.
A new initiative is pinpointing areas in the world’s oceans that are key habitats for sharks and their relatives, so that governments can consider protecting these areas.
The future of the traditional holiday getaway looks bleak.
Some of the world’s most threatened birds are exposed to plastic pollution – even far out to sea.
This is far from the first time the Hellenic coastguard has faced accusations of endangering asylum seekers lives at sea.
Wheat is an important global crop, but new research suggests that fungal toxins have contaminated half of all European wheat produced for food.
Americans of all stripes have long embraced the culture of the ancient Mediterranean, using ancient ideals to navigate a new world.
Tensions between Greece and Turkey are nothing new, but the future cannot be built on the grievances of the past. For greater regional stability, both countries must de-escalate.
While official data is yet to be released, this year’s Mediterranean marine heatwave will likely have devastating ecological consequences.
Forming tightly woven populations, these bush-like corals offer a refuge to a myriad of marine species.
The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits gives Turkey control over the water route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
In order for snow to form, two distinctive weather properties are needed: cold temperatures and moist air. The Sahara can tick these boxes.
The lionfish has few natural predators, and its venomous spines deter potential predators. But there may still be ways to naturally control the growth of this invader’s population.
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The Suez Canal’s history has been forged over a century by multiple entities and people. Its past has been marked by colossal stumbling blocks.
The Mediterranean region, with its biodiversity, climate, demographics, and economic activities such as tourism, agriculture and fisheries, is particularly vulnerable to environmental risks.
Food farmed in tropical and Mediterranean climates comes at a higher cost to biodiversity than that grown elsewhere.
An algorithm driven world is dehumanising – but by understanding this we can call for a more equitable and human use of data.
Adding the eastern Mediterranean into the mix complicates matters, though. The two sides appear to have opened Pandora’s box.
With France on manoeuvres and Germany struggling to play peacemaker, Turkish-Greek relations are close to 1974 lows.
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Chargée de recherche CNRS, Géographe et politiste spécialiste des frontières et migrations, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Leader of Research Group “The Production of Knowledge on Migration” at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies, Osnabrück University, Osnabrück University
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Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Director of the Migration Policy Centre and Professor of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Research Fellow, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
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Assistant Professor in Maritime Security, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Liverpool
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Earth scientist, Instituto de Geociencias de Barcelona (Geo3Bcn – CSIC)
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Reader in Political Geography, Loughborough University
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Lecturer and Programme Leader, BA International Tourism and Events Management, Glasgow Caledonian University
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PhD Candidate in Conservation Biology, UCL
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Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast