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Stamata Wildfires Signal Dangerous Heatwave On the Way

2021-07-27 by Argophilia Travel News

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Wildfires today near Athens have firefighters battling intense blazes. Officials warn of coming heat wave.

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Greece Weather Service Predicting Record October Heat Wave

2020-09-30 by Argophilia Travel News

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The weather in much of the western part of Greece recently has been temperate to cool, but now Greek meteorologists say a record heatwave will hit starting next week. According to meteorologist Giannis Kallianos, temperatures will reach abnormally high levels for the season in certain areas of the country starting from Sunday. Over the next […]

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Greece Bracing for Hottest Heatwave Ever on Sunday

2020-05-16 by Phil Butler

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According to the Athens National Observatory, temperatures in Greece tomorrow will break world records for this time of year.

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The Dangers of the Mediterranean Basin’s Upside Down Weather Forecast

2019-07-29 by Phil Butler

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Over the weekend we reported another heatwave gripping Greece and much of Europe. But the overall picture for of extreme dry contrasted by deadly torrential rain is cause for alarm according to many scientists.

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Cyclone Zorba Batters Much of Greece Headed to Turkey

2018-09-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Cyclone Zorba

People of the Peloponnese Peninsula are gathering themselves after Zorba cut a swath through southern Greece. This morning reports of damage and flooding across Attica and other regions come on warnings from Greece’s civil protection agency. Zorba is expected to affect most of Greece and appears to have changed course again toward Turkey.

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