Greece

Athens will be the worst affected of all European capitals from future droughts and heatwaves according to a new scientific study. Researchers at Newcastle University used all the available climate models (based on three scenarios) to predict how weather patterns...

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...

Gas and other energy prices have spiked in Greece, Europe and globally in the past two weeks. Experts have been researching whether this could lead to a new global energy crisis, like the one in the 1970s. Analysts believe gas...

US Ambassador Pyatt voiced his support for the nation of Greece as the US sent aerial reconnaissance aircraft to battle the Greece wildfires.

A major summer storm hit Greece, particularly Attica, where Athens is located, on Friday afternoon, battering the country with heavy rains. The rainstorm seemed to come out of nowhere on Friday afternoon, as sunny, clear blue skies suddenly turned grey...

Last year's weather broke records, not only for high temperatures but also for rainfall levels throughout Greece.

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...

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned of the risks from new faster-spreading 'superfires' during heatwaves and drought periods affecting Europe as a symptom of climate change, according to Reuters. Although the Mediterranean is the area most affected by wildfires, northern...

The summer of 2018 was notable for record rainfall and intense lightning activity, as well as stronger-than-usual winds, but without the scorching heatwaves of previous years, the National Observatory of Athens' meteo service reported on Monday. The highest temperature recorded...

  July and August are well known in Greece for their cooler northern winds, called ''Meltemia''. These winds, especially in the Aegean Sea, offer lower pleasant temperatures on the Greek islands, while the mainland of the country suffers from heatwaves. This...

Nearly 103,000 thunderbolts, the highest number in the last 14 years, occurred in Greece in July, the Athens National Observatory's Meteo Service said on Monday. The high activity of electric phenomena, mostly lightning, in over the summer was recorded by...

Greeks are bearing the brunt of a weather phenomenon called "Medusa". Medusa's main features are heavy rains, hailstorms, and strong winds. Medusa comes after a series of heatwaves that mark this summer in Greece among the hottest summers on record....

The international community is challenging the reasoning in the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, as he stated that "from today" the US is interrupting the application of the non-binding terms...

Merominia, a method of predicting the weather, dates back to antiquity and involves the observation and interpretation of weather phenomena. The name Merominia is derived from the words mera (day) and minia (months) and is based on the premise...

Meteorologists predict Greece will experience one of its hottest summers of the past decade, with possibly record-breaking temperatures expected to exceed 2007 highs. Forecasting models suggest El Nino will affect weather patterns this year. In the past, El Nino caused severe summer heatwaves in Greece,...