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This photograph shows a deah Rhizostoma jellyfish washed up on the shore of Pinedo beach in Valencia, on July 30, 2023, as the Mediterranean Sea is reaching records temperatures. The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record on July 25, Spanish researchers said -- amid an exceptional heat wave in Europe. The record of 28.71 degrees Celsius was announced by Spain's Institute of Marine Sciences, which analyzed data from satellites used by the European Earth observation program Copernicus. The Mediterranean region, hit by record temperatures in July, has long been classified as a hotspot of climate change. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP) (Photo by JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images)