Environment

The wildfire on Mount Pangaio in Kavala has entered its sixth day, showing no signs of abating.

Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias has attributed the ongoing wildfire crisis to “insurmountable conditions” and the presence of “pine trees brought by the Romans,” as Greece faces an unprecedented surge…

The fire that broke out last Thursday in a forested area near Avgo Pangaiou in Kavala remains active, with firefighting efforts ongoing.

Despite Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s claims that “few” citizens were affected by the recent fire in northeastern Attica, data from the first phase of assessments by the General Directorate for…

In a stark critique of the Greek government’s handling of wildfires, Manolis Kapnisakis, Director of the Political Office of SYRIZA’s President, highlighted the country’s alarming position as the worst in…

The devastating fire that recently swept through northeastern Attica has scorched nearly 100,000 acres (9,948 hectares) of mixed and peri-urban forest land, according to the National Observatory of Athens. Alarmingly,…

n the past eight years, wildfires have ravaged over 700,000 hectares of forest in Attica, accounting for 37% of the region’s forested areas. According to analysis by Meteo, based on…

The island of Serifos is facing a critical water shortage, with its primary water source, the island’s dam, reaching its lowest levels in two decades. The mayor of Serifos, Konstantinos…

The Fire Service has released data detailing the deployment of aerial vehicles during the catastrophic fire in northeastern Attica, but questions remain regarding the adequacy and timing of these efforts.…