Three small apartment buildings in eastern Attica have been evacuated as they are gradually swallowed up by subsidence following heavy rains, state broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday. Three buildings are located next to each other on the banks of a stream in the village of Neos-Voudzas, a suburb of the port city of Rafina. Just […]
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The upcoming winter in Greece – is it worth waiting for severe cold weather
Forecasts of meteorologists for the coming months promise Greece a lot of precipitation in winter and the influence of the polar vortex. The coming winter, according to experts, will be rich in precipitation. Traditionally, in most of the country, they pass in the form of rains, but this year things may be different. Forecasters warn […]
Increase in heavy precipitation by 15% over the past 30 years
Over the past 30 years, Athens has seen an increase in heavy rainfall (the so-called tropical), which can cause floods and natural disasters. As noted by the researchers at the National Observatory of Athens in their study (Dr. Dimitra Funta and Professor Nikos Michalopoulos) in the context of CLIMPACT, “comparisons of the last 30 years […]
Crimean Venice – two monthly norms of precipitation fell on the peninsula
Abnormal rains on Thursday night caused flooding in the Crimea and brought a lot of troubles. An emergency situation on a regional scale has been introduced, there are no fatalities as a result of the disaster. In Kerch, 2 monthly precipitation rates fell, people move along the streets in boats. Tatiana Lyubetskaya, head of the […]