SEA TEMPERATURE OFF MALLORCA REACHES 33 DEGREES CELSIUS

MADRID, AUGUST 7 /SRNA/ - The Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca has recorded a record sea temperature of 33 degrees Celsius.

According to data from Spain's national weather service AEMET, the reading was recorded by a Spanish Port Authority buoy near the island of Sa Dragonera. Before official confirmation, the state broadcaster RTVE described the measurement as the highest temperature ever recorded in Spanish waters.

The current water temperature in the western Mediterranean is four degrees above the long-term average, threatening vulnerable marine ecosystems and increasing the risk of severe storms with heavy rainfall and flash floods in autumn.

The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is evaporating enormous amounts of water and releasing large amounts of heat into the near-surface layers of air.

When the first cold air from the north moves over this warm, humid air in autumn, it rises rapidly and can trigger severe storms.

For tourists and local residents, the high sea temperature means there is no relief on the coast even at night; humidity levels are high, and swimming in the sea is far from refreshing, DPA reports.