Greece’s top seismic and risk expert links a powerful tornado that struck Alexandroupoli to rising climate instability, as authorities assess widespread damage and warn of increasing extreme weather events

Eastern, northern, and northwestern areas of Attica are most likely to experience significant snowfall. Snow is expected from elevations of 200–300 meters, with accumulations mainly above 500 meters.

Gas demand in distribution networks is set to grow steadily—by roughly 24% by 2035—driven by infrastructure expansion into new regions.

During the first 48 hours of rainfall this week, the total precipitation exceeded 250 millimeters

Plane headed to Ioannina forced to return to Athens

As energy bills strain households and businesses, Greece’s energy communities reveal a split reality: ambitious collective initiatives promise relief, while regulatory hurdles, grid limits, and stalled projects expose the fragility of the model.

Snow is forecast to fall in mountainous areas on Tuesday and Wednesday, with conditions easing from Thessaly.

Hundreds of sinkholes are appearing in central Turkey’s farmland as drought and receding groundwater raise concerns over climate change and the future of key crops like maize, wheat, and sugar beet

Temperatures will remain stable, reaching around 14°C at midday in central and northern mainland areas, 16–17°C elsewhere, and up to 19°C in Rhodes and Kastellorizo

Beyond the significant environmental burden on this sensitive ecosystem, the study also warns of potential impacts from increasing heavy metal accumulation on the human body and the broader food chain

The last decade has been marked by record temperatures, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and extreme heat that is becoming the new normal.

The study finds Greece could cut emissions sharply by 2050 with coordinated energy, land and water policies, but warns major governance gaps remain.

Despite heavy rainfall, Athens’ reservoirs remain critically low, prompting continued water-shortage warnings.

A new climate study ranks Greece among Europe’s most heat-vulnerable countries, forecasting longer and more frequent heatwaves as global warming accelerates across the continent.

Hellenic Train, the private rail operator, on Saturday announced that rail service between the Larissa and Leianokladi stations has been suspended due to the Enipeas River overflowing its banks

In Attica prefecture, which hosts the Greek capital and roughly half the country’s population, witnessed record amounts of rainfall, which in some locations exceeded 200 millimeters over the past few days.

European Commission’s Energy Commissioner emphasized that the project’s approval as a PCI confirms that its benefits outweigh its costs.

Papastavrou confirmed that American exporters have reached agreements with Greek companies — and added that “this LNG will make its way all the way to Ukraine.”

The most intense phenomena are forecast for Friday

The meeting came shortly after the P-TEC energy conference in Athens, where the United States sent its largest delegation to date and where several agreements pointed to a more structured phase of cooperation between the two countries