environment

Over a third of Greece’s underground water is of poor quality, according to the 2022 annual report from the Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration (EAGME). The report identifies the main problems in the Aegean and coastal regions, where salinization of the aquifer is a prevalent concern. Additionally, rural …

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Unbelievable! Hardly twenty days have passed after the destructive fires in the forest of Evros, north-eastern Greece, and the Environment and Energy Ministry is licensing wind turbines parks in the burnt areas of the Evros, in NATURA 2000 areas, home of black and other protected vultures. The Evros fires that …

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The wildfire in Evros, in northeastern Greece, where firefighting efforts continue for the 17th consecutive day, is abating on Monday. Αccording to state broadcaster ERT, there hasn’t been an active front since late on Sunday, September 3, 2023. However, crews remain vigilant for potential flare-ups, particularly in the core of …

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A “Very High Risk of Fires”(risk category 4) has been forecast in four Greek regions for Saturday, September 2, 2023, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection ministry. The region of Evros in north-eastern Greece. …

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A group of twenty-five people, believed to be undocumented migrants, has been rescued from the burning forest of Dadia in Evros region, north-eastern Greece, where a wildfire has been raging for the 14th consecutive day. The group was reportedly located in a burning part of the forest between Dadia and …

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Greece 2023: 20% fewer large forest fires and 270% increase in burnt areas the meteo service of the National Observatory in Athens said in a report updated on August 30, 2023. Statistics (Figures 1 – 3) for the progress of this year’s (2023) fire prevention season in Greece remain negative, …

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Residents of Soufli and nearby villages and settlements experience dramatic hours as the flames and the fire-cloud have surrounded the town of Evros and the blaze is raging out of control for 13th consecutive day. The air is suffocating humans and animals and the images from the area are eerie. …

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Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unpleasantly surprised with a statement massively lacking empathy and suggesting that the only thing that can “counterbalance” sombre mood in Greece due to extensive wildfires damages is the “good performance of economy.” While the wildfire in Evros, NE Greece, keeps raging for almost two weeks, …

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Municipal authorities in Alexandroupolis are cutting down trees within the urban fabric in order to build an indoor gym, while in the surrounding area of Evros wildfires are raging out of control for the 12th consecutive day. The action has triggered an outrage among the local community that says the …

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Two fire fronts in the region of Evros, north-eastern Greece, are raging for 12. consecutive day on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. The residents of three villages, Kotronia, Giannouli and Sidiro, were ordered to evacuate early afternoon. The fires are currently in the area of Leptokarya and particularly at Meghalo Rema …

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Greece’s government has decided immediate measures in the Evros region, in the North-East of the country, as well as on Mount Parnitha, in North-West of Athens,  following extensive destruction by the forest fires that have been burning for almost two weeks. The government has declared that all areas burned in …

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A 45-year-old man accused of deliberate arson near Avlonas, in northern Attica, has been taken to prison after he testified before an investigating magistrate. The suspect denied the charges against him and claimed there is no video evidence showing him setting fires. His lawyer said his client was facing psychological …

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Τo tackle the biggest wildfires ever recorded in the EU, the Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre – rescEU – has mobilized 11 firefighting planes and 1 helicopter from the rescEU reserve, stationed in 6 Member States. In addition, 6 European countries have contributed with 6 ground forest fire fighting teams …

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Firefighters continue to battle the fire in Evros, north-eastern Greece, for 11th consecutive day. It was only on Τuesday, on the 11th day of the fire, that Greece ‘s authorities strengthened firefighting forces in the area that has burned down acres of Dadia forest, destroyed agricultural land, homes and businesses, …

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Four big fires are still burning in Greece on Friday, August 25, 2023. Despite the firefighters efforts, the flames in Mt Parnitha, Viotia, Evros and Rodopi keep doing their destruction work. Locals are desperate about the loss of their homes and the absence of state support. The picture of the …

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Τhe body of one more person has been found charred in the forest of Dadia in Evros, north-eastern Greece. The fire victim was most possible a migrant, raising the number of migrants who lost their lives in the wildfires to 20. The body was found with burn injured in the …

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A “Very High Risk of Fires”(risk category 4) has been forecast in three Greek regions for Friday, August 25, 2023, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection ministry. It is the “Hot-Dry-Windy” conditions that dramatically …

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Α 45-year-old man who was brought in early Thursday afternoon on suspicion of arson in the Avlona area at the foothills of Mount Parnitha was arrested. According to information, the former lawyer is a resident of Avlona. He is allegedly facing psychological problems. Evidence and testimonies have emerged against him …

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More than 120,000 hectares of land have burned across Greece in 2023 up until Wednesday according to the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo.gr. At the same time, the European Observatory of Forest Fires noted the 2023 Greece wildfires’ burned land area is three times larger than the average annually burned …

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A “Very High Risk of Fires”(risk category 4) has been forecast in three Greek regions for Thursday, August 24, 2023, according to the Fire Danger Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection ministry. It is the “Hot-Dry-Windy” conditions that dramatically …

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