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378 wildfires across Greece in a week; Risk map for July 7

A total of 378 wildfires were recorded nationwide over the last 7 days, Fire Brigade’s spokesperson Fire Major Giannis Artopios said at a press briefing on Wednesday. 41 forest fires broke out in the last 24 hours. Given the particular conditions that prevailed, with high temperatures, increased wind intensity as …

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Greece’s Civil Protection warns of “High” risk of forest fires on July 8 MAP

The Greece Fire Service and the Civil Protection warn of “high” risk of wildfires on Monday, July 8, 2019. Regions at risk of wildfires due to high temperatures are: Attica, East Sterea, Thessaly, the island of Samos, the island group of Dodecanese, Chania Prefecture on Crete, South Peloponnese and the …

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1/3 of Greece’s soil at potential high risk of desertification

One-third of Greece’s soil is at potential high risk of desertification, says a Greek academic stressing at the same time that desertification is a big threat especially to the Mediterranean basin. “Desertification is a tremendous threat especially to the Mediterranean basin,” Head, Research Center for Atmospheric Physics & Climatology in …

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