Calamos Supports Greece

weather front

Barbara Weather Front Pounds Greece for Third Day

The Barbara weather front continues to bring low temperatures, frost, and heavy snowfall in several parts of Greece for a third day on Tuesday. Residents in the Central Greece regional units of Viotia, Fthiotida, Magnesia and Evia have been urged...

Severe Weather Front in Greece to Continue Until Wednesday

The severe weather front Barbara that has hit Greece since Sunday will continue until Wednesday with snowfall according to the new forecast data of the National Observatory of Athens/Meteo.gr. Heavy snowfall and plummeting temperatures shut schools and shops in the...

Barbara Weather Front Pounds Athens and Most of Greece

The weather front dubbed Barbara is bringing low temperatures, frost, and heavy snowfall even in Athens and other parts of Greece on Sunday. The northern suburbs of the Greek capital are covered in snow as traffic has been banned in...

Greece Braces for Storms as “Genesis” Weather Front Closes In

Authorities in Greece warn of extreme weather conditions starting on Thursday that have been given the name "Genesis." The Climate Crisis and Citizen Protection Ministry urges people to exercise great caution and avoid unnecessary movement outside when the storm is...

Snow Puts Greece in Lockdown

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...

Snowfall Shuts Down Main Highway as Freezing Temperatures Grip Greece

Heavy snowfall which has made driving conditions very hazardous led Greek authorities on Monday morning to close the Athens-Thessaloniki highway just north of the Greek capital. The northern suburbs of Athens, particularly Drosia, Dionysus, and Agios Stefanos, have already recorded...

Greece Braces for Hail Storms as Weather Front Circe Closes In

Τhe low pressure front responsible for the weather system Circe is already moving east and will begin to affect the southwest of Greece early on Wednesday, with the phenomena gradually spreading toward the northeast and affecting a large part...

Greece Left Snowbound as Storm Zinovia Heads Southeast

Several villages in central Greece were left without electricity on Monday as a result of heavy snowfall brought by the storm  “Zinovia” which had battered the country since the beginning of the weekend. Public Power Corporation crews were busy trying...