climate
Environment
Patriarch Bartholomew Urges Humanity to Protect the Environment
Humanity is not learning its lessons from climate change and protecting the environment, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said on Tuesday in a message on the "Day of Protecting the Natural Environment."
The spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox spoke of the...
Greek News
Ancient ‘Ghost Footprints’ Discovered in Utah Desert
Archaeologists recently discovered a set of mysterious ‘ghost footprints’ in the salt flats of the Utah desert that became visible after it rained. The rain had caused the footprints to become moist and darken in color, but they later...
Greek News
Greece Braces for First Heatwave of Summer
Greece is bracing for the first heatwave of the summer season with meteorologists warning that, starting on Wednesday, temperatures in several parts of Greece will climb up to 37C (98.6F).
The temperature in Evros will rise to 34C while in...
Business
Piraeus Bank Among Europe’s Climate Leaders for 2022
Piraeus Bank is among the top 400 Climate Leader companies in Europe for the second consecutive year, according to the Financial Times.
Piraeus Bank is the only Greek company included in the Financial Times list of "Europe's Climate Leaders" in...
Environment
Mediterranean Turning into Tropical Sea, WWF Warns
The Mediterranean is turning into a tropical sea due to the rising global temperatures, the World Wide Fund for Nature warned in a report.
Science
The Earth Itself May Be an Intelligent Entity, Scientists Say
If a planet like Earth can be “alive,” can it also have a mind of its own? A recent research paper explores this fascinating question.
A US team of scientists published a paper exploring just this question in the International...
Environment
Sea Level Rise Could Flood NYC, Miami: NOAA
A new government report released on Tuesday says sea levels along U.S. coastlines could rise 10 to 12 inches in the next 30 years, with cities like Miami and New York seeing regularly-occurring, costly floods, even on sunny days.
The...
Africa
Snow Falls in the Sahara Desert
Snow in the Sahara Desert might sound impossible, but it's true! The exceptionally rare weather event, which has only happened in the North African desert a few times in the past 40 years, took place earlier this month near...
Environment
Greta Thunberg’s “Blah, Blah, Blah” Speech On Climate Crisis Hits a Nerve
Greta Thunberg's famous blah, blah, blah speech on the governments' inaction on the climate crisis brought a response on Thursday by Italy's PM Mario Draghi.
Draghi met with climate activists Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate and Martina Comparelli in Milan, during...
opinion
The Climate Medusa: Code Red for Humanity
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Science has been warning us for decades about the Medusa of climate change.
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
Humans thirst for certainty as they do for water. They want to know what to expect for tomorrow. They keep talking to each other to...