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Weather Warning: Greece Is Cooking Under An Intense Heat Dome

2021-08-03 by Phil Butler

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An extreme heat warning continues from the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) today as temperatures continue to soar.

Tags: Athens weather, dangerous weather, heatwave, Hellenic National Meteorological Service, heraklion weather, HNMS, Meteo Alarm, temperature warning, weather, weather hazard

Turkey Wildfires Are the Worst Ever – Experts Say It’s Only the Beginning

2021-07-31 by Phil Butler

1500 hectares burn

Wildfires are ravaging areas of southern Turkey. According to the reports, unprecedented fires have forced tourists and locals to evacuate.

Tags: Antalya, European Space Imagine, fires, forecasts, global warming, heatwave, Mugla, Turkey, Turkey tourism, Turkey weather, Turkey wildfires, visit turkey, weather, weather warnings, WMO

Extended Greece Forecast = Scorching Hot Next Ten Days

2021-06-30 by Argophilia Travel News

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The Greece forecast according to NOA will be unseasonably hot, and the service warns that temperatures on Thursday could reach 43-44 ⁰ C.

Tags: Crete weather, Greece weather, Greece weather conditions, Greek summer, Mediterranean Weather Forecast, METEO, weather

Crete To Get a Deep Freeze From “Media” Cold Front

2021-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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Meteorologists are predicting that the cold front “Medea” arriving on Saturday will bring with it very low temperatures throughout Greece.

Tags: 2021 storms, Aegean forecast, Aegean weather, Aegean winds, Crete forecast, Crete weather, Greece weather, Medea front, Storm Medea, storms, weather

Crete Drenched in Wet and Cold by Leandros Front

2021-01-18 by Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion rain

Heavy rains and cold are expected here on Crete until tomorrow as cold front “Leandros” hammers the north of Greece with power outages and snow.

Tags: cold front, Crete weather, Greece weather, Hellenic National Meteorological Service, HNMS, weather

Heatwave Hits This Week for Crete and Southern Greece

2020-05-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Chania heat

Get ready, this week Greece and most of southern Europe expect the first summer heatwave to arrive via warm air masses from Africa.

Tags: Aegean heat, Aegean weather, crete, Crete heat wave, Crete temperatures, Greek summer, heat wave, summer heat, weather, weather alert

Crete Experiencing False Spring Until Week’s End

2020-02-03 by Argophilia Travel News

Heraklion weather

Today on Crete island it feels like Spring as unseasonally warm air masses now cover large parts of Europe. Temperatures Monday and Tuesday will approach 20°C. According to the National Observatory of Athens weather service ”Meteo”, this warming trend is expected to continue into next week, as even hotter air masses dominate the Mediterranean Sea. […]

Tags: Crete forecast, Crete weather, Greece weather, heraklion weather, METEO, weather, weather alert, weather systems, weather travel

Oceanis Storm Still Slamming Crete

2019-02-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

National Observatory Athens

Crete region has been inundated with heavy rainfall, high seas, and winds for the last few weeks. This past weekend the “Oceanis” cold wave brought thick snowfall to western Crete, and torrents of hale to parts of southern and central Rethymno and Heraklion prefectures.

Tags: Chania weather, Crete rain, Crete snow, Crete storm damage, Crete storms, Crete weather, heraklion weather, National Observatory Athens, South Crete, weather

Using Big Data for Breakfast

2016-02-10 by Phil Butler

For a few years now digital experts have discussed the importance of “personalization”, the so-called “guest experience.” While the concept is not a new one, like so many marketing or “buzz” terms, the reality of providing real customer value is often lost in the shuffle. Is Big Data really so useful? Can your business leverage […]

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A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Heraklion at 2:09 a.m., waking residents across Crete. No damage reported.

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