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Greece: After fires, experts sound alarm over grim climate future

Dire forecasts of lower rainfall, higher temperatures and more frequent droughts mean Greece faces peril ahead.
Al Jazeera Satellite Network
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Athens is only getting hotter. Its new ‘Chief Heat Officer’ hopes to cool it down

Eleni Myrivili has been tasked with finding ways to help the Greek capital cope with ever-hotter heat waves.
New York Times, the
A firefighting plane releases its load of water as it tries to extinguish a fire in Xelidoni village in the area of Ancient Olympia, Greece (2021)
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Mega-blazes put spotlight on Europe's firefighting tactics

Disaster experts call for a pivot to prevention techniques to staunch wildfires scorching in Greece, Italy and Algeria, but former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said a unit which used them was scrapped in austerity measures.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
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