Climate

The insidious harm of greenwashing

Prime Minister Mitsotakis discussed the prestigious 2024 Our Ocean Conference to be held in Athens with US Special Climate Envoy John Kerry, and announced Poros as the next GR-Eco Island through collaboration with Masdar

Only 5 weeks of drinking water remain for the island's capital city of Heraklion, as well as for Hersonissos and Agios Nikolaos

The Scientific Community Warned of the Risks of Insufficient Preparation

“We need a global phasing out of fossil fuels and an energy sector predominantly free of fossil fuels well ahead of 2050. We also have to make sure that global emissions peak by 2025 and start to drop thereafter,” says Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA) in her interview with Greek daily To Vima ahead of COP28.

A rare red aurora was reported across the night sky of much of northern Greece, Bulgaria and Italy, as earth experiences a strong geomagnetic storm that causes the northern lights to travel unusually far from the north pole

East Med Country Experiences Unseasonable Balmy Weather in South; Autumn in North

Twelve "Special and important works of national level" are underway in the Attica basin to prevent flooding, with most set to be delivered over the next few years

In Athens, the average monthly maximum temperature deviation was +1.9°C, with 25 out of 31 days warmer than the seasonal averages