Mediterranean Sea

Migrants from Afghanistan arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos on August 6th, 2018, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on a dinghy.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Israel's blockade of the small Palestinian enclave combined with internal governmental disputes has exacerbated the issue to critical levels.

• By Kaamil Ahmed

First-person accounts of a mission to save migrants stranded on improvised boats off the coast of Italy.

• By Barbie Latza Nadeau

As the globe continues to warm, these weird Mediterranean hurricanes will only become more intense.

• By Eric Holthaus

Waiting wasn't a misery the Africans expected on Europe's shore. At least a hundred of the migrants felt so desperate that they tried to swim to France.

• By Gosia Wozniacka

Migrants wait to be rescued by Italian coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea, 30 nautical miles from the Libyan coast, on August 6th, 2017.

• By Pacific Standard Staff