JERUSALEM, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers have identified a signal in the Aegean Sea that can help predict winter rainfall in the Eastern Mediterranean months in advance, offering a potential breakthrough for water management in the drought-prone region, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said on Thursday.
The study, published in the journal Weather and Climate Dynamics, analyzed data from 1979 to 2023 and found that the surface temperature and heat absorption patterns in the Aegean Sea, located between Türkiye and Greece, serve as a reliable precursor for winter precipitation in the Levant.
