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Greece
Storm "Ianos" Will Bring Severe Weather to Greece Through the Weekend
A series of storms, named "Ianos," will begin affecting Greece starting on Thursday. The region of Attica will be especially hard hit by these first major rainstorms of autumn.
The weather pattern stems from storms brewing in the central Mediterranean...
Greece
Severe Storms, Possible "Medicane" to Hit Greece Later This Week
Meteorologists predict a dramatic shift in our weather beginning on Thursday, from the current conditions featuring high temperatures and sunny skies to heavy rain and storms throughout the country.
This sudden shift in the weather pattern is occurring just as...
Greece
Much of Greece at Increased Risk of Wildfires on Wednesday
Much of Greece is at a "very high" risk of wildfires on Wednesday, according to an announcement by government officials.
Authorities stated that much of the mainland, including the regions of Attica, Evia, central Greece, and the Peloponnese are at...
Greece
Greece Sizzles in Unusual Late Summer Heatwave
Although August is coming to a close and fall is approaching, Greece is now facing two days of broiling temperatures.
Most of the country will see extremely high temperatures raging from 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) to 40 degrees...
Greece
Freak Lightning Storm Lights Up Greek Sky
This timelapse video shows lightning off the coast of Artemida, east of Athens in the early hours of Tuesday. Storms have been hitting the area and the Athens National Observatory has recorded several thousand lightning strikes across the country...
Greece
Severe Hailstorm Strikes Northern Greece in the Middle of June
An unseasonable hailstorm hit the region of Drama in northern Greece on Tuesday night, causing major disruption to the roadways there.
The hailstorm in the city of Drama was particularly severe. Such a dense layer of ice pellets accumulated there...
Greece
Blanket of Snow Covers Northern Greece in Late May
Areas of northwestern Greece were covered in snow on Tuesday, as severe weather, bringing thunder, lightning and heavy rain slammed into several other regions of the country.
Heavy snowfall in the the region of Zagori, near Ioannina, turned the landscape...
Greece
Woman Killed in Lightning Strike on Greece's Skopelos Island
A woman was killed from a lightning strike on the island of Skopelos on Tuesday as severe weather, bringing thunder, lightning and heavy rain slammed into several regions in Greece.
According to the local news site efimerida-sporades.com, the woman was...
Greece
Greece Braces For First Heat Wave of Season
Extremely high temperatures, unusual for late Spring, are forecast to prevail in Greece over the weekend, in some areas reaching as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), the weather service of the Athens National Observatory, meteo.gr, said...
Environment
What's Up With Greece's Weather? Scientists Find Huge Spike in Severe Phenomena
Photo credit: AMNA
Greek scientists said on Monday that the number of severe weather events in the country was approximately 40 percent higher in 2019 compared with the average number experienced during the period 2000-2019.
According to data analyzed by researchers...