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Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Makarios made an appeal on Saturday to raise money through donations for the victims of the devastating fires that are sweeping across Australia. https://www.facebook.com/greek.archdiocese/posts/2621490521282241 The Archbishop's message reads: ''My dear friends, With great sadness and heartache, we find...

According to a study conducted by Andrianos Gourbatsis, which was published on Monday, a total of 1,517 fires broke out across Greece from August 1 to August 31, 2019. Gourbatsis is a a retired General of the Greek Fire...

The risk of wildfires this weekend remains high in six regions around the country, according to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection. The relevant authorities have been placed on alert in Attica (including the island of Kythnos), the northern Aegean,...

The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS or EMY) issued a weather warning on Friday for very strong winds which will affect several areas of the country, increasing the risk of wildfires. More specifically, the warning covers the areas of the...

According to the latest figures published recently by Greece's Fire Brigade official statistics, 8,270 wildfires have been recorded across Greece so far in 2019. The shocking figure is double the number of wildfires that occurred in the nation during the...

More than 1,600 wildfires have been recorded in the European Union so far this year — more than three times the average over the past decade. According to Copernicus' European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), an average of 464 wildfires...

By Andrew Tzembelicos Last year, I was closely involved in writing a report for the Government of British Columbia following the devastating 2017 wildfire season in Canada’s westernmost province. The deadly wildfires in Mati and Kinetta last summer, and the multiple...

Official data from Greece's Fire Service was brought into the spotlight by Greek daily Kathimerini on Wednesday, which revealed that one in two incidents of wildfires in Greece in 2018 were caused by deliberate acts of arson. This shocking revelation becomes...

Local officials from Thessaloniki announced on Wednesday that they have selected two new methods to fight wildfires in the city's peri-urban forest of Sheikh Sou, or Cedar Hill, as it is officially known. The two methods include three radar dishes, which...

The year 2018 was a tumultuous one for Greece, marked by tragic events such as the East Attica fires which claimed the lives of 99 people and the destruction of the entire town of Mati. The political world was...