Examining the bleak future that climate change can bring to Catalonia

<p dir="ltr">As part of the Mediterranean basin, Catalonia is home to a vibrant ecosystem with an <strong>extremely rich wildlife</strong> that makes it one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots—and as climate experts warn, that ecosystem faces an <a href="../../../../../society-science/item/extreme-weather-events-await-catalonia-as-climate-experts-warn-of-bleak-future">existential threat posed by <strong>climate change</strong></a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span>"People usually think of the poles, but the Mediterranean is also a very <strong>fragile ecosystem</strong>," said Montserrat Busto, a climatologist at Catalonia’s Meteorological Service (METEOCAT). </span></p> / ACN

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First published: January 24, 2021 11:54 AM