Elpis

Fish froze to death in Greece after the major snowstorm hit Greece earlier this week. Hundreds of thousands of farmed fish froze to death in the Richo Lagoon of Drepano Lake in northern Greece. The fish, which were largely seabream and...

The snowstorm "Elpis," which brought about such a heavy snowfall that Athens was brought to a halt, was the worst such storm in the Greek capital in 14 years, according to data from the Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Elpis caused...

After a major snowstorm paralyzed the country for three days, a top Greek scientist warned that Greece could expect more heavy snow in the future due to climate change. Dr. Christos Zeferos, Professor of Physics and Meteorology at the Academy...

The trip from Athens to Thessaloniki for 300 railway passengers turned into an unexpected Odyssey after they became trapped inside the train for 17 hours amidst freezing temperatures and the blinding snowstorm that has gripped the country. The Hellenic Railways...

A series of tornadoes hit the Greek islands on Monday during the blizzard that has been sweeping across Greece since Sunday. Meteology.gr uploaded a photograph of a tornado apparently approaching the island of Andros. Another video shows a tornado hitting...

Greece is bracing for more snow on Tuesday as the second and most severe storm that is part of the new front, called “Elpis,” is in progress throughout the country. Snow is forecast to continue falling throughout eastern Greece, at...

The heavy snow which has been falling throughout Greece has now blanketed the Parthenon, the very symbol of Greece, in white. The stunning ancient temple was even more striking than usual on Monday, after heavy snowfall added its magic to...

The heavy snowfall in Greece brought about by the storm "Elpis" may cause power outages across regions that have been hit with dense snow. Many regions in Attica, where the city of Athens is located, Evia, and Crete are facing...

Heavy snow in Athens on Monday forced authorities to shut down several streets in the northern suburbs of the Greek capital, including parts of the main Athens-Thessaloniki highway. At the same time, trucks are not allowed on the old Athens-Thebes...

Mykonos woke up on Sunday covered in snow, a rare event on the cosmopolitan Greek island. Locals say that the last time this amount of snow fell on Cyclades was decades ago. Locals captured the fairytale scenes as snow covered the...