March 22, 2019 environment
Fire fighters and volunteers from neighboring areas are struggling to take the wildfire of a pine forest on the island of Lesvos under control. The work to extinguish the fire is proven to be difficult due to the powerful north-east winds blowing in the area. Furthermore, the blaze burns down …
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March 15, 2019
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Greek school students of all education levels joined the global rally ClimateStrike on Friday urging governments to move towards the protection of the planet. The Climate Strike is an initiative of 15-year-old Swedish student Greta Thunberg. 12 o’ clock Friday noon, students gathered at Syntagma square in downtown Athens holding …
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February 23, 2019
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For the first time, the Greek Geodynamic Institute will install six seismological stations to monitor the volcano of Methana in the Saronic Gulf, just 50 km away from capital Athens. ” A source of concern is the volcano close distance to the [Greek] capital,” says a researcher at the Institute …
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February 18, 2019
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Finally, a very good reason to be lazy! Daily tasks like preparing a meal or even a simple toast or cleaning your home add to indoor pollution, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder discovered that daily chores can leave indoor pollution levels on par …
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January 21, 2019
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Greece’s first vertical garden on a public building has been planted in Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in the country. The facade of the Urban Environment Directorate building on Kleanthous Street in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki has been converted into Greece’s first vertical garden, covering an area of …
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November 9, 2018
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The seabed of the Aegean Sea between the islands of Skyros, Lesvos and Aghios Efstratios conceals 19 active seismic faults measuring over seven kilometres each, which can generate strong earthquakes from 6.1 to 7.4 Richter. Eight of them can also cause strong quakes over 7.0 on the Richter scale. According …
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October 29, 2018
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The 6.8R earthquake on 25. October shifted the island of Zakynthos at least three centimeters South-West. This is what Research Director at the Geological Institute of the National Observatory in Athens, Athanasios Ganas told state news agency amna and other media on Monday. Digital processing and analysis of radar images …
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October 27, 2018
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An impressive video shows how the tsunami waves triggered by the 6.8R earthquake in Zakynthos reached the shores of Italy in just 40 minutes. It reached the shores of South Peloponnese in just 25 minutes, with the waves reaching a height of 20 cm. The tsunami waves reached the sea …
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October 27, 2018
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The 6.8R earthquake that stroke the island of Zakynthos early Friday morning has caused new rockslides at famous shipwreck beach Navagio that attracts thousands of tourists every year. The impact of earthquake to the beach was revealed by Efthymios Lekkas, Geology Professor and head of the Greek Earthquake Panning and …
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October 25, 2018
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Homes and summerhouses have been evacuated in Sarti resort in Sithonia peninsula, Halkidiki, after a wildfire got out of control. The fire broke out in a difficult to access forest area in Platanitsi at 6 o’ clock Thursday morning. Due to the strong blowing wind, it soon got out of …
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October 24, 2018
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The European Parliament voted to ban single-use plastic. With an overwhelming majority of 571 votes vs 53 against, MEPs backed the proposal aiming to reduce the estimated 150-thousand tons of plastic waste from Europe that ends up in the sea every year. Completely banned are to be plastic straws, cotton …
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October 18, 2018
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Urgent maintenance works on the construction and retaining walls channeling the river of Ilissos underground will disrupt the operation of the Athens Tram for an unspecified period of time. Starting on Friday, October 19th 2018, the Tram will no longer operate up to end station <Syntagma> but will halt at …
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October 17, 2018
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A giant spider web had been formed along the shores of Vistonida Lake in Northern Greece. The spider web is 1,000 meter long and 10 meters wide. The spider web extends from the Metohi of Vatopedi Monastery to Agios Nikoalos in Porto Lagos. It is just the last couple of …
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October 10, 2018
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Locals and tourists were evacuated from the village Viggla on the island of Corfu on Tuesday after the piles of garbage left on the side of a land road burst into flames. The fire broke out at noon in the area of Koulouras and spread quickly due to the strong …
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September 22, 2018
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The huge spider web has not only covered the shore along the lagoon of Aitoliko in Western Greece. The problem seems to be much bigger than just the 300 meters of Palm trees, salt cedars, bushes and other kinds of vegetation. Thousands of spiders have made it to the houses …
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September 20, 2018
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Three hundred meters of lagoon shore in Aitoliko, Western Greece, have been covered by thick spider web. Thousands or even million of spiders of the Tetragnatha species have covered palm trees, bushes and all kinds of vegetation along the shore. Just vegetation? Spiders are no picky…. Inside the web, female …
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September 19, 2018
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Swarms of blue jelly fish have made their appearance at the shores of Agia in Central Greece in the last few days. Although these species and not dangerous, their presence causes discomfort to swimmers in the area who avoid to go into the sea, local media report. Normally the blue …
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September 18, 2018
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An image from an eerie world. Thousands of meters of spider web have covered a beach in West Greece. Three hundred meters of the sea shore, completely covered with the web. Palm trees, salt cedars, bushes with leaves and thorns. Spiders made no exceptions, had apparently no preferences and dislikes. …
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September 5, 2018
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Two firefighters were injured while they were struggling to extinguish a big wildfire in East Mani, South-West Peloponnese. According to local media, one of the firefighter suffered severe burn injuries on the legs, while the other fell and injured his chest on rock. In a rescue operation with the help …
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September 4, 2018
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Greece’s Civil Protection has issued a fires risk warning for Wednesday, September 5, 2018. For several regions in Greece there is Very High Risk (Level 4) and High Risk (Level 3), the Civil Protection notes. At Very High and High Risk of fires are the regions of Attica, Evia, Peloponnese, …
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