Greece and the economic crisis 2021

NEWS ARCHIVE - August 2021

August 7, 2021

Worry for "nightmare summer" of fires

Story at MSN News [English]

Fires continue at Vasilika and Psaropouli on Evia

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Electricity restored in some areas

List of areas with and without power at Imerisia [Greek]

Normal traffic restored to Corinth-Tripoli-Kalamata highway

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Army being used to monitor for resurgences

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Hardalias: 55 fire fronts in Greece

Story at Skai [Greek]

Additional EU countries are offering firefighting help

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Fire in Arcadia

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Evacuations at Nemuta, Doukas and Milies

Story at Iefimerida [Greek]

Trapped plead for help

Story at NBC News [English]

Fire battles in Attica, Messinia, Ilia

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

New fire at Parnitha

Story at Skai [Greek]

Macron issues support for Greece

Story at Skai [Greece]

Pandemic case count at 512,342

Story at Naftemporiki [Greek]

The fire damage at the royal Tatoi estate

Story at Ethnos [Greek]

Mitsotakis: we shall reforest damaged areas

Story at Skai [Greek]

Another arson arrest in Atiika

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Evacuation orders for Agia Paraskevi, Agia Skepi, Kapitenia, Vrysaki and Kouremenou Hill

Story at Skai [Greek]

How to use trees for a fire zone

Q: Are there specific trees with a higher water content that will therefore be more resistant to fire and could function as fire zones?

A: Obviously there are differences between different types of trees in terms of flammability. Aleppo pine, for example, is the worst on a plot of land where there are buildings. It is understood that in reforestation it is advisable to prefer less flammable or unburned trees. Carobs and cypresses can be mentioned as examples for less flammable trees. My colleagues in charge characterize the latter as a non-flammable conifer, which can stop a raging fire and protect anything that follows.

Interview with Professor Nikos Mousiopoulos, Director of the Energy Sector of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Academy of Sciences at Kathimerini [Greek]