Emergency management
Mitsotakis: Higher fines, prison sentences for arsonists
Fines will be increased and convicted arsonists will have to serve their sentence in jail even in cases of negligence, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, during a parliamentary debate on the handling of the massive wildfires that have destroyed swathes of forest land in Greece over the past two months.
The duty of local authorities
Preserving forests cannot solely rest on the shoulders of the central government. Local governments must finally rouse themselves.
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Ministry announces measures to support fire-stricken region of Evros
The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection announced on Wednesday a set of measures designed to help the people and regions devastated by the ongoing wildfires in Evros, northeastern Greece.
EU’s largest wildfire in northeastern Greece burning for 12th day despite firefighting efforts
The European Union's largest wildfire since the bloc started keeping records more than two decades ago showed no signs of abating Wednesday in northeastern Greece despite the efforts of a multinational firefighting force on the ground and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft.
Wildfire in Evros continues to rage for the 11th day
Hundreds of firefighters continued on Tuesday to battle a massive blaze in the northeastern region of Evros for the eleventh day. The fire has killed 21 people over the past 10 days, becoming Europe's deadliest wildfire so far this summer.
EU mobilization to tackle Greek fires totals over 350 firefighters, 12 aircraft from 7 countries
Over 350 firefighters, 50 vehicles, and 12 aircraft have been mobilized by the European Commission, "helping to battle the flames across Greece," European Commission spokesperson for Budget and Human Resources, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Balazs Ujvari said in a statement uploaded on social media on Monday.
Greece reinforces firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country’s northeast
Greek authorities reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country Monday, where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating.
The fire in the Alexandroupoli and Evros areas near the Turkish border has been blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece last week.
Firefighters battle flare-ups and a total of 150 blazes around the country
Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle flare-ups in major fires in northeastern Greece, Attica, the adjoining regional unit of Boeotia and the island of Andros.
From observation to action
Observations can be valuable, especially when they're novel. Indeed, the transformation of climate change into a climate crisis is undeniable. Extreme weather events are here to stay. Higher temperatures are now the norm. The conditions that foster significant wildfires will not go away.
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Annual rate of land burnt soars
A disheartening picture emerges when confronted by the statistics for the course of this year's fire season, according to the analysis of the data of the European Forest Fire Information System by meteo.gr.
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