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Coaches at world youth event in Volos carry out beach rescue‘All coaches deserve the highest praise’ says World Sailing CEOSailing coaches at the world youth championships in Volos, Greece have been lauded for helping rescue more than 130 people from w…
‘No active front’ in Rhodes, Corfu and central Greece blazes as more than 460 firefighters remain on alertWildfires that have scorched Greece for more than two weeks are under control, but firefighters remain in key hotspots with strong winds still a t…
Eleni Myrivili, whose job is to help cities prepare for extreme heat, says many people do not understand how deadly it can beIt is “shocking” how little people know about the danger of hot weather, the United Nations global chief heat officer has said,…
Official blames arsonists for the majority of 667 blazes that have spread in the extreme weatherMost of the 667 fires that have erupted across Greece in recent weeks were started “by human hand”, the country’s senior climate crisis official has said.As…
The blazes, fanned by rising temperatures and strong winds, have killed five people, destroyed homes, farms and factories and scorched swathes of forest land since July 17.
Architectural styles and construction materials can significantly reduce the need for air-conditioning during heat waves, according to sustainable architecture experts.
Rudram missile, its impact on the suppression of the Turkish air Defence and on Athens-New Delhi relationsThe Rudram-II can carry a payload of 200 kg, achieve a speed of Mach 5.5 and hit enemy radars at a range of 300 kmIt is a fact that Greece in recent years has demonstrated a particular zeal in the field of military diplomacy and the "building" of alliances with powerful countries such as the
Holidaymakers on the Greek island of Rhodes found themselves evacuated from hotels and sleeping in school halls as wildfires raged nearby. As they make plans to return home, residents and business owners are counting the cost of what will be an expensi…
There were few people to be seen in Mystras as temperatures were forecast to reach 46C“It’s hot,” said Panagiotis Vahaviolos, with some understatement. “So hot it’s a little difficult to move.” On the hottest day of the longest and most intense heatwav…
Ombudsman to examine search and rescue role of Frontex after at least 500 people drowned in tragedyThe EU watchdog has launched an investigation into the role of the European border and coastguard agency in Mediterranean search and rescue operations af…