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NATO Firefighting Aircraft Arrive in Greece to Fight Wildfires
NATO sent firefighting aircraft and helicopters to Greece to help the country battle wildfires, the alliance said on Friday.
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) said it is supporting Greece's firefighting efforts for the eleventh consecutive year.
"Upon request of...
Greek News
Wildfire Blazing For Second Day Near Rethymno, Crete
The Hellenic Fire Service had dealt with 51 forest fires in 24 hours by Friday night and kept battling with regional wildfires in Rethymno, Crete, until dawn,
Environment
Top Worst Incidents of Climate Change
In recent history, climate change has been at the forefront in contributing to hazards in weather cycles culminating in a multitude of worst incidents to mankind.
With the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns such as hurricanes, droughts and...
Environment
Climate Change: Wildfire Risk Has Grown Everywhere
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As climate change makes hot and dry conditions—often termed “fire weather”—more common and severe, vegetation dries out and landscapes become more flammable, pushing up the odds of dangerous wildfires.
By Stefan H Doerr, Cristina Santín, John Abatzoglou, Pep Canadell and Matthew William Jones
Humans...
Environment
Greece’s Top Luxury Resorts Threatened by Wildfires
Two large wildfires are threatening Itea and Kranidi, two of Greece's top luxury resorts on Tuesday.
The fire in Itea, a resort town in the southeastern part of Phocis, central Greece which broke out on Monday, is burning uncontrollably.
Fanned by...
Environment
Floods Follow Catastrophic Fires in Greece’s Evia
The North Evia floods generated by the bad weather system "Athena" caused great destruction as they swept the fire-stricken North Evia
Environment
The History — and Future — of Greek Firefighting
The history of Greek firefighting throughout the years and how it may best function in the future is now under scrutiny. Wildfires scorched more acres than have ever been burned before during August.
Wednesday in the Greek Parliament, verbal blows...
Environment
Pyrophytes: The Plants That Adapt to — And Thrive in — Fires
Found a video that explains that giant sequoias also are like this.... we need to add sequoias to this story
Environment
New Fire Breaks Out at Vilia, West of Athens as Evia Blaze Still Burns
A major new fire broke out in in Vilia, west of Athens, where a large blaze had burned for six days last week, ravaging swaths of pristine pine forest, Greece’s fire service said in a new announcement on Monday.
Shortly...
Greece
The Priest Who Lost His Church in the Massive Fire of Evia, Greece
The destruction of an old Greek Orthodox church in Kokkinomilia was one of the many sad losses Evia has suffered after the fires that ravaged the island.
Villages were evacuated and left to the infernos, hundreds of houses were destroyed,...