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Copernicus: Rain reached 800 mm in some areas of Greece
Some areas of Greece received up to 800 millimeters of rain in recent days, more than is usually recorded in a whole year, according to a post by the European Copernicus system on the X platform on Saturday.
Rainfall during Daniel much higher than 2020 Ianos storm
The rainfall levels recorded by the automated monitoring stations of the National Observatory of Athens during the during the recent storm Daniel were much higher than those recorded during the Ianos storm that hit Greece in September 2020.
When comparing the cumulative rainfall amounts, the data confirms the conclusion that the recent phenomenon was many times stronger.
Expert calls for villages to be moved due to landslides
The state should consider moving certain mountain settlements to a different location instead of investing in expensive anti-erosion works, says Efthymis Lekkas, professor of dynamic tectonic applied geology at Athens University and head of the Organization of Earthquake Planning and Protection.
Cold snap sends temperatures plunging in northern Greece
A cold snap that swept across Greece in the early hours of Tuesday sent temperatures in the north of the country plunging to -8 degrees Celsius in Florina and -4 in Kozani, the National Observatory's Meteo weather service reported.