Water

Beneath the Earth's surface, buried deep within the mantle, lies a long-standing enigma that might hold the key to unraveling the ancient secrets of our Moon's birth. For over half a century, seismologists have been tracking two massive, continent-sized anomalies concealed beneath Africa and the South Pacific region.

Over a third of Greece's underground water is of poor quality, according to the 2022 annual report from the Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration (EAGME). 

With increasing population, climate change and drought increasing the pressure on water resources, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has started an initiative to establish a fund to be utilized in water-saving practices.

As heatwaves - like the ones Greece has experienced this summer - become longer and more intense, modern cities like Athens need to develop new strategies in order to shield the city and its inhabitants from rising temperatures.

Public water reservoirs and drinking fountains, splash pads and fountains, pocket parks, green parking lots, trees and bushes in public spaces, sustainable mobility and reused buildings, starting with the public ones, are just some of the measures architect Petros Babasikas and his team recommend for Athens in the age of climate change.

The drilling of water wells to a depth of a minimum of 400 meters in the expansive agricultural lands of Konya Plain, Türkiye's breadbasket spanning 2.2 million hectares, has raised concerns, as sector representatives fear that excessive groundwater extraction will jeopardize the region's agricultural sector.

Tech giant Google has turned on its SOS Alerts notifications system for Slovenia in the wake of devastating floods that hit the country on 4 August.

With fear over drought rising in Istanbul as water levels in dams continue to drop due to prolonged heatwaves and hot weather, the Istanbul Water and Sewage Administration (İSKİ) has announced the installation of water-conservation devices in houses with high consumption.

Amid blistering heatwaves sweeping across the country, resulting in record-breaking temperatures and triggering wildfires, Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has raised concerns over the alarming surge in water consumption, urging citizens to use water judiciously.

The prolonged high temperatures in Cyprus this summer have led to an increase in demand for water and the Water Development Department has urged the public - locals and tourists alike - to limit their use of the natural resource it to the minimum.