Wildfires
Anger rises in Greece as fires destroy homes near Athens
‘We are experiencing days of complete collapse,’ says Greek opposition party.
By Nektaria Stamouli
August 24, 2023
ATHENS ― As thick black smoke filled the Athenian...
UNESCO-Designated Monastery Damaged in Greek Wildfire
By Tasos Kokkinidis
August 24, 2023
The UNESCO-designated monastery of Hosios Loukas in Viotia in central Greece was damaged by a wildfire raging in the area...
Hundreds of locals march in Rhodes demanding firefighting resources, compensation, reforestation...
Aug 3, 2023
Hundreds of residents of Rhodes demonstrated in front of the Town Hall of the island’s capital on Tuesday night, in wake of...
Greece on fire. A terrible warning
Opinion | The Fires in Greece Are a Terrifying Warning - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Greek ecosystems face increasing fire risk, experts say (msn.com)
How...
Greece wildfires release record 1 megatone of Carbon Emissions
Jul 27, 2023
Wildfires in Greece released a record 1 megaton of carbon emissions between July 1 and July 25, 2023, the EU Copernicus Atmosphere...
Ask Putin for help now!
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
The whole country is burning and the state machine seems completely helpless and uncoordinated. In such conditions it is a crime that...
How Austerity Helped to Ignite Greece’s Historic Wildfires
by Stelios Foteinopoulos *
Aug. 22, 2021
Photo credit: Lotus R
If Ferdinand Lassalle lived today, he would be able to watch his ideas age badly. In...
No end to the enormous Greek ecological (and economic and social)...
New blaze in Vilia, West Attica, burns down houses, forest land
August 23, 2021
Some houses were completely burned down at the settlement of Profitis Ilias...
Wildfires continue to devastate Greece and France
Aug. 19, 2021
Wildfires continued to devastate Greece and France today as flames decimated a pine forest, homes burned near Athens and firefighters tamed fires...
Vilia, West Attica: Fire is raging out of control for 4th...
August 19, 2021
Residents of five settlements in the wider area of Vilia, western Attica, had to be evacuated at 4 o’ clock Thursday morning...