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''Greece Like Libya, Britain Like Morocco'': Experts Warn About Global Warming

The latest heatwaves that swept across most of Europe during the last several days have been a serious concern to scientists. Speaking with state-run AMNA news agency, Professor Michael Petrakis explained why the latest European heatwaves are something that should...

Global Warming Will Affect Greek Tourism

“Tourists in Greece will become extinct, as the country will become too hot -- not in the next summer or the summer after, but in a few decades,” Frankfurter Rundschau reports. A group of experts have studied the effects...

Athens as a Green Global Capital

By Marnie McGregor On August 25, 2019,  Kostas Bakoyannis was sworn in as Mayor of Athens, Greece. Νaturally, as the leader of Greece’s largest city, that invariably means he will be working closely with his uncle — new Prime Minister...

TTIP Globalization

A metamorphosis is in progress, which aims to erode the principle of democracy and reduce nation-authority forever...... The idea of reducing the powers of democratically elected governments has been surreptitiously under planning for years. It goes as far back as...

Why Are Extreme Wildfires 25 Percent More Frequent Today?

According to a recent California study, the risk of rapidly spreading wildfires has increased significantly as a result of climate change. This study, which has implications for preventing future disasters such as those in Canada, Greece, and Hawaii, emphasizes...

Climate Change: The Best and Worst Performers in the World

A new report on the world's response to climate change was presented on Tuesday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) analyzes the impact 64 countries and the European Union (counted as a...

How Ancient Greek Philosophy May Have Caused Climate Change

The Athens fires were a dangerous reflection of the philosophies of a group of Greek philosophers called Atomists that saw the world as exploitable, for sale and open to waste and abuse. By Michael Paul Nelson & Kathleen Dean Moore Wildfires...

Satellite Tags Placed on Endangered Sea Turtles in Greece

The Archelon group, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, has recently launched an innovative way to protect the endangered sea turtles in Greece by using satellite tags. On the 1st of June this year, satellite tags were placed on...

Young Greek Researchers Present Breakthrough Electric Car

By Phil Butler* In October of 2018, Aristotle University's "Electric - Aristurtle Racing Team" revealed a new electric racecar to the world. Named “Iris”, the unique vehicle is the fruit of individual and team collaboration; but more importantly, it tells a story...

Greece to Face Increased Water Shortages

Greece is among the countries predicted to face increased water shortages before the end of the century, according to a study by the European Commission's Joint Research Center (JRC). Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Turkey will be facing similar problems...

Greece's Coastal Areas 'at Risk' Due to Climate Change, Leading Scientist Warns

A leading scientist has warned that many coastal areas in Greece are at risk from rising sea levels due to global warming. Climate change will bring a host of direct and indirect effects to Greece says Athanasios Argyriou, professor of...

Athens' Acropolis Covered in African Dust (photos)

African dust that has turned much of southern Greece and Crete into a landscape more akin to the planet Mars in the last few days struck Athens on Monday. From the northern leafy suburbs to the Acropolis and the historical...

Floating Nets to Counter Jellyfish Invasion in the Gulf of Corinth

The Greek government is rushing through parliament legislation that will allow local authorities and tourist businesses to counter the jellyfish problem that is particularly acute in the Gulf of Corinth and Patraikos Gulf. The Deputy Minister for the Environment, Sokratis...