NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026 · Barcelona · Be an Earth System Trend Detective

Is the Mediterranean turning tropical?

We follow the sea since 1980 in NASA data, test which changes are real trends and not noise, and map what they mean for the species that live in it.

Nautilus engine

Pick a species See the trends

Mediterranean surface temperature, year by year

 each stripe is one year: blue colder than average, red warmer 

 

–sea surface temperature
4variables chosen for the species, all from NASA data
–species mapped so far; ask for any other

The team

Who we are

 

With thanks to Joan Pino, director of CREAF.