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The Mediterranean Climate & Ecological Adaptation

The Mediterranean climate is characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters, primarily found around the Mediterranean Sea, but also in parts of California, Chile, South Africa, and Australia. This unique climatic zone has fostered highly specialized flora and fauna adapted to seasonal drought and periodic wildfires.

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  • 1789 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is adopted in France.
  • 1856 – The first transatlantic telegraph cable is completed.
  • 1960 – Ghana gains independence from British colonial rule.
  • 1998 – The Human Genome Project consortium announces the first draft sequencing strategy.

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