As farmers press for relief, soil degradation and water stress expose the deeper fragility of Greece’s agricultural model. Regenerative farming and farm-to-fork models emerge as an alternative, but face real limits in terms of scalability and misaligned subsidies
An orange-level alert has been activated for heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally accompanied by gale-force winds.
Greek CO2 emissions decreased by 38.5% between 2013 and 2024, according to Eurostat, recording one of the highest reductions in the common bloc, above the EU average of 34%. Greece was placed in the second tier of countries based on its positive performance in greenhouse gas emissions, along with Portugal, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovakia. […]
2025 was the second warmest year in our country since 1991
For the first time, renewable energy generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU in 2025, led by a surge in solar and wind output, even as gas use rose due to lower hydro availability
Severe storms triggered deadly flooding, transport disruptions, and power outages across Greece, killing two people as authorities warn that dangerous weather conditions, though easing, are expected to persist in parts of the country through Thursday.
Heavy rain, snow, and gale-force winds swept across Greece on Wednesday, triggering widespread school closures, emergency alerts, and special measures for workers as authorities warned of flooding and dangerous travel conditions.
From 2000 to 2025, high-impact weather events caused growing social, economic, and human losses, highlighting the urgent need for resilience and improved urban planning against future climate risks
One village in particular, Mikrospilia (literally “small cave” in Greek), has seen several residences threatened with their complete disappearance as the soil is giving way.
A wave of polar air brought snow to unusually low elevations across much of Greece on Sunday, with freezing temperatures, strong winds, and sharp contrasts between snowy lowlands and sunny mountain peaks.
Α genuine “blue northern” cold front is expected to affect much of Greece over the weekend and heading into Monday, with much-needed snow in the highlands and rain elsewhere forecast. More rain, thunderstorms and snowfall are expected mid-week, with a low front now arriving from the central Mediterranean. The cold snap interrupted almost balmy conditions […]
Sunday will bring additional cooling, scattered rain or sleet, light snowfall in mountainous areas, and widespread frost, locally strong in northeastern Greece.
Industry estimates indicate that Chevron is expected to begin initial seismic surveys in these offshore blocks in 2026.
Athens and Riyadh agreed on a shared vision: positioning Greece as a hub for transporting Saudi-produced renewable energy and, in the longer term, green hydrogen to European markets.
“The sharp rise observed between 2023 and 2025 was extreme and points to an acceleration in the pace of global warming,” Berkeley Earth scientists said.
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