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Greece’s €4.77 billion climate plan gets green light from European Commission
Approved funding covers household renovations, heat pumps, social housing, student halls, electric buses, Metro trains, disability access and vehicle leasing, with Greece able to request its first payment from the Commission once milestones are achieved
El Nino shows its “teeth”: Alarm in Panama & El Salvador as drought, lost crops & fewer ships hit the Canal
Emergency measures by governments as drought affects water reserves, crops and global trade flows
Megafires, Europe’s new nightmare: The phenomenon of pyrocumulus clouds and the consequences
Greece has experienced two of the three worst megafires that occurred in the Mediterranean (Evros, 2023 and Evia, 2021) – The causes of the violent change in the profile of fires and the pessimism of scientists
Wildfires rage across the Balkans as 40°C heatwave fuels dangerous blaze conditions
Firefighters battle major fires in Serbia and Albania as extreme heat and drought intensify across the region
Why smugglers target Mediterranean coral: Greek authorities seize 800,000 euro red coral haul bound for Italy
Greece's financial crime authority and coast guard intercepted a chartered leisure boat off Skopelos carrying Italian nationals, as investigators now hunt for the smuggling ring's Italy-based recipients while marine biologists warn recovery could take centuries
How to deal with a snake bite: What you need to know before heading into nature
The season has arrived when we start sharing our surroundings with snakes. Mountains, forests, holiday homes, hiking trails, they are all part of their territory too. Most of us know very little about snakes and hold plenty of misconceptions about them. One of the most important things to understand is how to respond if you are bitten.
