Aegean deposits belong in the ground

It's kind of mind-boggling to read articles crowing about the possibility of major hydrocarbon deposits southeast of Crete as wildfires continue to rage and the country enters its second consecutive week of scorching heat. The irony is almost unbearable.

Wildfires today burn almost double the expanses they did 20 years ago - and we all know why. It is not because there are more arsonists at work or fewer firefighters than before. It is because we have more intense heatwaves, much longer periods of drought and higher average temperatures. This is the case across the planet, which is also why even Greenland is experiencing wildfires. Climate change is not responsible for wildfires - these have always been around - but it is responsible for their increased frequency and intensity. We all know this. It is a well-documented and widely accepted fact.

There's something else...