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Vicente Serrano, Sergio M.
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2012
[EN] It is widely accepted that the Mediterranean basin represents one of the most prominent hot spots of climate change and is a particularly vulnerable region in the world. Recent trends toward a hotter and drier climate appear to be related to changes in atmospheric circulation patterns, particularly over the western Mediterranean. The combined effects of precipitation decrease and surface-temperature increase in the Mediterranean will most probably lead to important changes in the region’s water cycle. In fact, the present tendency toward a drier climate with a higher frequency of drought events agrees with climate change scenarios that point to increasing probabilities of drought episodes and severe heat waves (HWs). Here, we provide a multidisciplinary review of the state-of-the-knowledge science of these two natural hazards in the Mediterranean. This chapter covers a wide range of atmospheric circulation phenomena with a direct impact on climate and socioeconomic activities in the twentieth century and with relatively high probabilities of changing significantly throughout the twenty-first century (e.g., water resources, renewable energy, agriculture, and vegetation dynamics) and also natural hazards (e.g., droughts, HWs, and sea surges and flooding in Venice).
The Climate of the Mediterranean Region: 347- 417 (2012)
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/63555
10.1016/B978-0-12-416042-2.00006-9
Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation Driving Extreme Climate Events in the Mediterranean and its Related Impacts