Greece is positioned in a high-risk zone for extreme temperatures, and the severe heatwaves sweeping across parts of Europe are highly likely to strike the country with equal intensity. This warning comes from Athanasios Argyriou, a Greek physics professor...
The mysterious Mycenaean collapse and the possible role of climate change continue to fascinate historians and archaeologists alike. If you ever visit the ruins of Mycenae or Tiryns, it is hard not to be amazed by the massive Cyclopean...
Greek philosopher Theophrastus (c. 372 BC, Eresus, Lesbos — c. 287) was a Greek philosopher and pupil of Aristotle and perhaps the first weather forecaster in the world.
His book On Signs, written in the fourth century BC, was the...
This year’s May Day has officially been recorded as the coldest in Greece in the last seventy years, as a sudden weather shift brought “winter” back to many parts of the country.
The country experienced an extraordinarily unseasonal and abrupt cold front,...
Some of the incredible archaeological sites in Greece, places that have witnessed the rise and fall of empires and once echoed with the footsteps of great Greek philosophers, may not survive this century intact, as climate change continues to...
In Greek tradition, the swallow arrives each year to announce spring and transform the world around it. Long before modern meteorology, the Mediterranean relied on this small bird as a natural herald of the season. The Ancient Greeks even...
The next 48 hours are set to bring a sharp intensification of winter weather across Greece, with temperatures remaining low and biting winds making conditions feel even colder.
Severe weather is forecast for Tuesday, January 20th and Wednesday, the 21st,...
The Greek city of Alexandroupolis is reeling from an unprecedented tornado strike that hit on Saturday, with Mayor Ioannis Zampoukis describing the aftermath as a "bombed landscape where no bombs fell."
The storm unleashed wind gusts reaching 150 km/hr (92...
Successive waves of severe weather are forecast to hit Western Greece, bringing heavy rain and storms from the early hours of Saturday, November 8. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued an orange warning, citing an elevated risk...
Greece is preparing for the most intense heatwave of the year, with temperatures forecast to soar well above 40°C (104°F) early next week.
This weekend, Athens and other mainland regions are expected to see high but manageable temperatures of around...
