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Imported fungi are killing Greek forests – Which areas are in the red

World Environment Day today – In Greece, fir and plane trees are drying out en masse, infected by fungi and possibly imported insects – How climate change favors the spread of the phenomenon

Meteo: 37% of Attica’s forests burned in the last 8 years

Between 2017 and 13 August 2024, 13 major wildfires have burned more than 700,000 acres

New Fire Protection Regulation: What home owners must do by June 21

Property owners near forests must submit a risk assessment report by June 21. Drastic measures like cutting down all trees or changing windows are unnecessary. The land clearing deadline is June 30

New fire protection regulation – What fire safety measures 1 million owners need to take

It concerns those who have property near a forest or grove, even in towns or villages - 31 May is the deadline for submission of the study - Who can draw up the study - The controls, the fines and the attitude of insurance companies

Fire in a forest area in Agnanti, Fthiotida

37 firefighters with 2 teams of hiking teams and 11 vehicles are working to extinguish the fire, while a helicopter is dropping from the air

How planting trees is bringing clean water to a tropical nation

Reynoso and her neighbours, who live in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, would go without running water for 22 days

Greek scientists created paper from bacteria (photos)

Speaking to the Athens News Agency, Panagiotis Dimitriou referred to the searches and concerns for the protection of the environment

So much of the Arctic is on fire, you can see it from space (photo)

The largest fires - blazes likely ignited by lightning - are located in the regions of Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk & Buryatia

Five fire-fronts in Avlona, Crete, Peloponnese – 130 fires in 24 hours

The fire-fighting period hasn't even begun yet

Creepiest forests in the world! (photos)

Would you enter?