Wind Surfing in the Italian Summer: The Secret of sea breeze
Channel: Alessio Rovere
Date: 2022-08-31

Join me at Circolo Nautico Tre Miglia for a wind foiling session as we explore the fascinating phenomenon of "sea breeze". Despite the perfect summer day and high pressure over the Mediterranean, a strong wind suddenly picks up at 2-2:30 pm every day, allowing us to hit the water and have some fun. How is this possible? In this video, I'll explain how differences in temperature create a low-high pressure system, generating a local wind that blows from sea to land. However, this uis unusual for this region, so it is also a warning of the changing climate and the unhealthy conditions that are causing such extreme weather patterns.

Please be aware that, in the video, I use the term "thermal wind". This is not scientifically correct, it is just a loose translation from the italian sailor slang "vento termico". The right wording is "sea breeze" (sorry!!)

This video is made within the outreach efforts of the WARMCOASTS project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement n. 802414- WARMCOASTS). To know more about WARMCOASTS, visit https://warmcoasts.eu/index.html

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