A large wildfire swept through the coastal towns of Palaia Fokaia and Thymari, southeast of Athens, destroying at least 20 homes and forcing evacuations. The blaze, fuelled by strong winds and ...

Major heat waves have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern European countries ...

Olives were a low-stress crop for millennia, but Greece shows how climate change has made the harvest much less ...

Extreme heat has gripped countries including France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain, with record temperatures, health ...

Strong Winds Ground Ferries, Heighten Wildfire Risk Across Greece Strong winds and dry conditions raise wildfire risks across ...

A large wildfire has broken out south of Athens, forcing evacuations and road closures near the ancient Temple of Poseidon.

Multiple Fires Erupt in Greece as Authorities Warn of Extreme Risk Wildfires erupt across Greece in Boeotia, Chalkida, Delphi ...

A wildfire raging through a dense forest near Ano Souli, a village northeast of Athens, has prompted evacuation orders as dozens of Greek firefighters battle to bring the blaze under control. Around ...

Greece's worst wildfire this year came after the country's hottest summer on record. A large wildfire has scorched 25,000 acres of land — twice the size of Manhattan — on the fringes of Athens ...

The Greek Institute for Alternative Policies (ENA), a think tank, estimates that by April 2024, Greece's government had only spent about 1% of the EU's recovery fund on fire control and protection.

Greece’s wildfires have devoured a third of the total forest land in the northeast of Athens, a European Union satellite mapping agency said. An area of more than 104 sq. kilometers (40 sq ...