In this recent study published in International Journal of Climatology, the BAQUNIN team explored the spatio-temporal variability of the main climate indices describing extreme temperature events in the Mediterranean, assuming two different base periods (1961–1990 and 1991–2020).
The outcomes reveal that the rate of warming is more marked in the minimum than in the maximum temperature and is more evident in the western portion of the Mediterranean Basin from 1990 onward. Moreover, the results demonstrate that the selection of the base period for the identification of extreme temperature events significantly impacts the results, and that the choice of a recent base period partially masks the ongoing atmospheric warming.
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