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
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 […]
Greece Bracing for Hottest Heatwave Ever on Sunday
According to the Athens National Observatory, temperatures in Greece tomorrow will break world records for this time of year.
The Dangers of the Mediterranean Basin’s Upside Down Weather Forecast
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.
Cyclone Zorba Batters Much of Greece Headed to Turkey
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.
Europe’s Beautiful, Aggravating Snow Blanket Continues
Snow is one of those natural phenomenon we all love to love and hate. Here in Europe 2013 has been all about the perfect Winter landscape – yes, that would be a vast carpet o Snow White herself would be proud of. It has snowed in our village a dozen times this year, if not more. Still, our part of Europe is not the far frozen North most news agencies report.