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Water Crisis: Only Kremasta Lake Can Save Attica from Drought

Government Plan to Tackle Water Shortages Includes Ambitious Projects Focused on Long-Term Solutions

The drought revealed a sunken settlement at the artificial lake of Pournari in Arta – See photos

The water level has receded by several meters, revealing the ruins of stone houses and the school submerged in mud

Mitsotakis: Water is and will remain cheap for low consumption

Attica is not facing a water scarcity problem, the Prime Minister said, adding that the project for the transfer of water from the artificial lake of Kremasta will go ahead

Pioneering Carbon-Neutral Bottling: Paiko Waters Sets a New Green Standard

The First Zero-Carbon Footprint Bottling Plant in Kilkis Receives Certification, Leading the Way to a Sustainable Future

The history of water supply: From the Pisistratio Aqueduct in Marathon to the new threat of water scarcity

Water supply and drainage in Athens from antiquity to the present day - The Adrianion Aqueduct and the water supply of Athens in later years

Danger of water shortage in Attica – The level of the lake of Mornos is falling, the sunken village of Kallio was revealed

If the level continues to fall, it will be impossible to pump water, warning that Athens residents may be...forced to move

Water scarcity: €11.25 million in emergency funds from the Ministry of Interior to municipalities

What actions are funded

Plan B for Greece: Water scarcity is back for good

Reduced up to 50% rainfall compared to the values of the previous decade - From the 1.1 billion cubic meters in 2022 to 700 million this year

Lekas on water scarcity: We pump 80% of our water from underground aquifers – Mountain economy projects necessary

"The water doesn't have time to infiltrate into the soil" the professor of geology & natural disasters said

Scientific Community Rings the Alarm Bell on Water Scarcity in Certain Regions of the Country

The situation is made more difficult by the prolonged high temperatures combined with reduced rainfall in several areas at the same time as the summer tourist season is heading towards its peak

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