Climatology
Spring came too early this year and that's not good - The effects of the short winter
Minimal snowfall, high temperatures, early blooms and a winter that didn't feel like winter are perhaps the most worrying consequences of climate change. What are their effects?
Weather in Bulgaria on March 22: Contrasting Conditions Across The Country
Overnight, clear skies will dominate the western regions of the country, while the eastern areas will experience considerable cloud cover. Light precipitation, primarily in the form of rain, is expected in certain areas but is projected to cease by morning. In the eastern regions, a gentle northerly wind will prevail, while other areas will experience mostly calm conditions.
La Nina return could reduce extreme heat risks for 2024: scientists
The rapid return of the La Nina weather phenomenon "may actually decrease" the risk that 2024 smashes last year's record heat, Europe's climate monitor told AFP, amid enduring historic global temperatures.
Report on impact of climate change on Athens sounds alarm
A new report published by the Dianeosis think-tank on Tuesday raises some alarming points about the impact climate change is having on Athens, including raising both the Greek capital's average high and low temperatures by more than 1 degree Celsius in the past 30 years and pushing highs even further in the decades to come.
Climate change a looming threat to antiquities
Rising temperatures, extended heatwaves and drought are making the impact of climate change felt all over the world.
Now, the first study in Greece examining the effect of climate change on the future microclimate of historical monuments and artifacts shows us how extreme weather events will also impact the country's cultural heritage.
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Fall and winter shrinking due to climate change
Climate change is effectively reducing the year's seasons to two, according to the head of the Greek Meteorological Society.
"We have observed the expansion of summer into the fall, while winter - especially the winter of 2023 - is showing higher temperatures, mainly because of climate change," Panagiotis Nastos told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
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Global warming pushes ocean temperatures off the charts: study
In 2023, the world's oceans took up an enormous amount of excess heat, enough to "boil away billions of Olympic-sized swimming pools," according to an annual report published Thursday.
Expert warns of even hotter summer in 2024
Following the El Nino phenomenon that caused sweltering heat and record high temperatures globally, climate scientist Levent Kurnaz has warned of an even hotter summer in 2024 as the sun is reaching the peak of its activity, known as "solar maximum."
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Academy shielding Delos from climate change
The Academy of Athens on Monday presented an advanced new system for monitoring the impact of climate change on the natural environment and monuments of the sacred site of Delos, listed by UNESCO among the world's 13 most vulnerable sites to extreme weather phenomena.
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October 2023: The Planet's Hottest Month Ever Recorded
In a stunning anomaly, October 2023 has been declared the hottest October on record, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The month surpassed the previous temperature record set in October 2019 by a remarkable margin, with an average surface air temperature of 15.3°C—0.85°C above the 1991-2020 October average and 0.4°C higher than October 2019.