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Wow! Spiderweb Spanning One Kilometer Covers Greek Lake
A phenomenal spiderweb spanning 1,000 meters (one kilometer) has blanketed Lake Vistonida in northern Greece, puzzling locals and scientists alike. The massive spiderweb has covered trees, shrubs and...
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Pindos Wild Orchids at Risk of Extinction from Illegal Harvesting
Overharvesting, in response to skyrocketing demand in Turkey and elsewhere, is placing the endemic wild orchid population in Pindos mountains of northwestern Greece at risk. This conclusion was reached...
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Halkidiki Fire Reportedly Extinguished
File photo After a treacherous 24-hour period, Greece’s fire brigade revealed some good news, announcing on Friday that “there is no active fire front in the area of Sarti, Halkidiki.” However, two...
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Greek Summer Temperatures Up By 4 Degrees Celsius in Past Century
Greece’s average temperatures during the summer months have risen by more than four degrees Celsius in a period of 100 years, according to Professor of Geology Christos Zerefos, head of the Research...
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Water in Zakynthos’ Famous ‘Shipwreck Beach’ Changes Color after Landslide...
A landslide caused by the recent earthquake which rocked the island of Zakynthos has resulted in the pristine turquoise waters of the island’s famous Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach turning white. This has...
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New Data Reveal Extent of Cretan Fires
File photo An area of 1,534 hectares was burnt on Crete in 2018 by the fires that broke out on the island during the year. According to Greece’s Fire Brigade, 556 fires that burned farmland and forests...
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Thessaloniki’s Infamous ‘Red Tide’ is Back and It May Stay Awhile
The waterfront of Thessaloniki. Photo credit: A.M.N.A The so-called “red tide” has once again made its appearance in the waters of the Thermaikos Gulf of of Thessaloniki’s coastline. According to...
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Greek Scientists Discover New Seismic Faults; Warn of Earthquakes
The seabed of the Aegean conceals 19 active seismic faults measuring over seven kilometres each, which can generate strong earthquakes from 6.1 to 7.4 on the Richter scale, according to new research...
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Corinth Canal Closed Temporarily After Landslide
Photo Credit: Antonis Kalousis The canal on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, was closed to large vessels...
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Minor Earthquake Recorded under Ionian Sea
A new earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Ionian Sea on Monday morning. The tremor struck at 08:50 and was located 76 km southwest of Zakynthos island. The island has been...
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Trash Heap Found on Greek Island Port Seabed
The volunteer underwater cleaning team “Aegean Rebreath” unearthed the contents of an entire dump from the seabed off the port of Poros island last weekend. “Aegean Rebreath” is a group of Athens-...
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Half-Billion-Euro Investment for Hydrocarbon Exploration in Western Greece
Natural Gas, Cyprus (File Photo) Over a period of the next seven to eight years, it is estimated that companies will invest some 500 million euros with the hopes of discovering oil and gas on land and...
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Protected Species Threatened Along Greek-Albanian Border
Protected deer in Greece Over 200 traps for the poaching of wild animals have been found along the Greek-Albanian border in the last three months by members of the Environmental Protection Association...
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Use of Plastic Bags in Greek Supermarkets Down 80%
The use of plastic bags in supermarkets in Greece dropped 80 percent in 2018 since stores no longer give them away for free, according to a recent survey by the the Research Institute of Retail...
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Greece to Face Increased Water Shortages
Greece is among the countries predicted to face increased water shortages before the end of the century, according to a study by the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC). Cyprus, Spain,...
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Desperate Rescue of Trapped Birds on Frozen Lake Kastoria
A man saves a bird in the frozen lake of Kastoria. Photo by AMNA Volunteers from the Kastoria Environmental Protection Society have been trying desperately over the last several days to rescue birds...
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Greek Environment Ministry To Distribute Reusable Bags To Elderly
The Greek Environmental Ministry will distribute free reusable bags to elderly people in February in a pilot program beginning in four cities across the country. Sokratis Famellos, the alternate...
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Greece One of Least Prepared Countries in EU for Electric Cars
Netherlands-based automobile leasing and fleet management company, LeasePlan, says that Greece is one of the least prepared countries in Europe to welcome the use of electric cars. This is greatly due...
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Majestic Super Moon Rises Over Greece (video)
Watch a spectacular video of the second super moon of 2019 as it appeared over Athens and Nafplio in Greece on Tuesday at 17:53 (local time). The moon, also called the Super Snow Moon will illuminate...
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‘Oceanis’ Storm Buries Northern Greece in Snow (video)
“White” Thessaloniki. Photo: YouTube A wave of cold weather hit Northern and Central Greece on Saturday morning, covering most parts of the region in snow and pushing temperatures below zero. The storm...
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