Athens Braces for Wildfire Flare-Ups as High Winds Return August 13, 2024 By Paul Tugwell Greek firefighters are working to bring the remnants of a huge wildfire near Athens under control, after wind speeds picked...
World Records Hottest Day While Wildfires Threaten Mediterranean July 23, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell The world recorded its hottest ever day, as many parts of the Mediterranean face extreme wildfire risks. Sunday witnessed the...
Greece Invests Over €2 Billion to Fight Climate Change Effects April 8, 2024 By Paul Tugwell and Sotiris Nikas Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires...
Athens Wildfires Burn Part of Forest in Mount Parnitha After Destroying Homes August 24, 2023 By Sotiris Nikas and Paul Tugwell A wildfire near the Greek capital burned part of the forest in mount Parnitha, after destroying homes and cars, while...
Wildfire Risk Climbs for Spain as Heat Wave Moves to Iberia July 31, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell The focus of Europe’s heat is switching to Spain, with a high risk of wildfires in southern parts of the...
Update: Greece Fights Almost 200 Wildfires as Wind Raises Risk in Mediterranean July 27, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Greece is fighting almost 200 wildfires as strengthening winds put a sting in the tail of the Mediterranean’s fading heat...
Wildfires Rage Across Greece With Record Heat Forecast for Italy July 24, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Wildfires are raging across Greece after about 19,000 people were evacuated from the island of Rhodes over the weekend, while...
Extreme Weather in Greece Brought $1.1 Billion in Crop Damages Since 2011 November 25, 2019 By Antonis Galanopoulos and Paul Tugwell In the hills of northern Greece, peach farmer Makis Antoniadis is sweating in unseasonably warm November weather as he toils...
Greece Aims to Attract U.K. Shipowners, Insurers & Brokers Seeking Brexit HQs May 31, 2017 By Paul Tugwell and Sotiris Nikas The Greek government wants to persuade shipowners and shipping-insurance companies based in London to move their European Union headquarters to...