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Mediterranean Sea breaks temperature record

A youth is silhouetted as he dives into the Mediterranean sea on the French riviera city of Nice, on 11 August 2024. AFP - VALERY HACHE

The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record on Thursday, Spanish researchers told AFP, breaking the record from July 2023.

"The maximum sea surface temperature record was broken in the Mediterranean Sea yesterday... with a daily median of 28.90C," Spain's leading institute of marine sciences said.

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