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Scientists warn that climate change is causing record marine heatwaves, with Portuguese man o' war and jellyfish increasingly appearing on European coasts, including the Croatian Adriatic.

The Mediterranean Sea is warming twice as fast as the global average, and scientists warn that warm surface temperatures provide extra energy for storms and increase the lethality of heat waves.

Scientists warn that marine heatwaves could permanently alter ecosystems that coastal communities depend on, with effects felt on land as well.

Dr. Natalija Dunić told RTL Danas that measuring stations have recorded meteotsunamis at several locations, and conditions for their formation could become more frequent due to record sea temperatures.