September 17, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Average temperature in Greece has increased by about 1.5 degrees Celsius in the last 30 years, turning the country into a “hotspot” of the climate change, a study has found. According to the meteo service study, temperature increase has been bigger and quicker mainly in northern Greece, in areas far …
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August 4, 2024
environment, FEATURED
The average temperature of the air in the Greek capital Athens could rise by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius in 2041-2070 relative to 1971-2000, due to the repercussions of climate change combined with the ‘urban heat island’ phenomenon. ° This was the finding of research conducted by the University of …
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May 16, 2024
animals, environment, FEATURED, News
The discovery of a Caretta Caretta nest on May 10 in Laganas Bay, on the island of Zakynthos, has confirmed warning predictions that climate change will bring the turtles’ nesting season forward, starting it earlier in the spring, the sea turtle protection society Archelon said in an announcement on Thursday. …
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March 27, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Scanty rainfalls and even less snowfalls had a settlement in western Greece emerging from waters of a lake 32 years later. The ghost-village of Kalatheika emerged from the waters of the artificial lake of Evinolimni in the mountainous area of Nafpaktia in early spring. The prolonged drought and the complete …
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March 12, 2024
environment, FEATURED
A relative rare Red Sea jellyfish was found in the sea of the island of Rhodes in the last 24 hours.Experts speak of the effects of the climate crisis in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.The Hydrobiological Station of Rhodes made an announcement on the issue including warning to the public. Species …
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March 6, 2024
FEATURED, weather
Winter 2023-2023 has been the hottest recorded in Greece’s history, preliminary data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and analyzed by the scientific team of the National Observatory of Athens, meteo.gr have shown. The 2023-2024 winter (December 2023, January and February 2024) in Greece was marked by extended periods …
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September 24, 2023
FEATURED
Greece’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the Climate Change can be an opportunity for the country’s tourism. In an interview with Bloomberg TV last Friday, the Greek PM said “Climate change is an opportunity to expand the tourism season,” reiterating in fact the permanent New Democracy doctrine that “every …
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September 22, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on United Naions members to join a “global cooperation” against the Climate Change and the Migration. Addressing the the 78th UN General Assembly late on Thursday, Mitsotakis said “nowhere is that clearer to me than in two core areas, tackling climate change and managing …
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May 2, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Weather events and patterns in the Mediterranean indicate that the region, including Greece, will experience a summer as hot if not hotter than the last, which brought successive heatwaves and raised the climate change alarm. “We are watching the evolution of [weather] events in Spain and other countries in the …
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January 2, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Ηigh temperatures since the beginning of December are a cause of concern for Greek scientists as this prolonged “summer” in winter breaks all records in terms of its duration. “We have lost one third of the winter,” they say and speak of a weather and climate “anomaly.” On the other …
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July 9, 2022
environment, FEATURED
Temperatures in Greece are expected to rise by up to 5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, scientists warn basing their studies on climate models projections. “The climate models tell us that depending on the measures we take, we will have an increase in temperature that will reach …
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June 1, 2022
Arts, Culture
Monday night on the sacred uninhabited Greek island Delos: a spectacular classical concert sending a sound message for the climate change. It is is first time a concert was held at the UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient ruins. The emblematic island of Delos, the cosmopolitan center of the Mediterranean …
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September 18, 2021
Greece, Politics
EU leaders who attended the EUMed9 Summit on climate change and the environment in the Mediterranean, expressed their commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and to reducing the rise of global temperature by 1.5C in relation to pre-industrial levels, read the conclusions of the Athens Declaration that was …
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September 11, 2021
environment, FEATURED
Investments worth 50 billion euros will be required until 2030 for Greece to adapt its energy policy to new data created by the global climate change and its impact, said National Bank of Greece Chief Executive Officer Pavlos Mylonas, at the 5th Southeast Europe Energy Forum held in Thessaloniki on …
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September 8, 2021
weather
Europe had its warmest summer on record this year, though only by a small margin over two previous highest temperatures for June-August, European Union scientists said on Tuesday. The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said the average surface air temperature in June-August was close to 1.0C above the 1991-2020 average, …
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August 12, 2021
Economy, FEATURED
Wildfire-related costs from the catastrophic wildfires will be manageable for Greece, but they highlight the country’s vulnerability to climate change, while tourism may also be affected, Moody’s said in a report on Wednesday. The credit rating agency said that over the last two weeks, Greece has experienced its worst wildfires …
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July 2, 2021
Economy, environment
Banks in Greece, Spain and Portugal face increased risks from the climate change, according to a joint report by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published on July 1. Greece and other southern EU countries are exposed to increased risks, on the one hand …
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September 24, 2019
Uncategorized
Greeks were stunned to hear Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, saying on Monday that the devastating fire in Mati was due to the climate change. You see, ever since the disaster that caused the lives of 102 people in july 2018, New Democracy has been accusing the Regional governor of Attica, …
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September 20, 2019
environment
Thousands of Greek school students flooded downtown Athens on Friday to demonstrate for World Climate Change Action Day and the Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019. Holding placards reading among others “The Earth is dying, All United,” and “We want Change now” they joined the international school students’ mobilization …
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September 11, 2019
weather
The prolonged presence of summer north winds “meltemia” have slightly cooled the Aegean Sea by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius this summer, the meteorological service of the Greek National Observatory in Athens said on Wednesday. In contrast, weak winds and high temperatures have led to slightly higher than normal temperatures …
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