Greek Floods

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Greek FloodsReport says climate change made rainfall heavier but human factors turned extreme weather into humanitarian disasterCarbon pollution led to heavier rains and stronger floods in Greece and Libya this month but other human factors were responsible for “turning the extreme weather into a humanitarian disaster”...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Greek FloodsBefore the catastrophe in Libya, the cyclone brought devastation to Thessaly – and there are fears the climate crisis will bring moreThe whiff of death permeates the once fertile plain of Thessaly. Thirteen days may have elapsed since Storm Daniel pummelled Greece – a prelude to the fatal descent i...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Greek FloodsOfficials say many people are still trapped in central areas of the country hit by Storm Daniel Firefighters backed by the army have rescued hundreds of people from villages in central Greece cut off by floods that have claimed at least 10 lives.“More than 2,850 people have been rescued since the beginnin...

Climate crisis | The Guardian
View In: Greek FloodsAreas of Greece report 75.4cm of rain late on Tuesday – the highest level recorded since 2006Fierce rainstorms have battered neighbouring Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, triggering flooding that caused at least seven deaths, including those of two holidaymakers swept away by a torrent at a campsite in northwester...

Yale Universities Climate Connections
View In: Greek Floods After the EU’s largest wildfire this century, Greece is being deluged with massive rains. The post Fire to flood: Greece’s destructive roller-coaster ride appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.

Severe Weather Europe
View In: Greek FloodsA significant marine heatwave in the Mediterranean continues into the first month of autumn season 2023, thanks to still significant anomaly of seawater temperatures in … The post A potential Medicane is Forecast to form in the Ionian Sea this week, posing a heavy Rainfall threat for Sicily and Malta...