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This Thursday marks the first heat wave in Greece for the summer of 2017. Temperatures will reach upwards of 38 degrees celsius and the parts of the mainland are expected to see the mercury soar to 39 degrees by midday. However, the Greek islands are expected to only reach about 34 to 36 degrees celsius. […]
A heat wave that has seen temperatures in many parts of Greece shoot past the 35 Celsius mark will only get worse as the week wears on, meteorologists warned on Sunday. According to Skai’s weather service, daytime highs in Athens will increase through the week to reach 41C next weekend, as a heat wave from […]
Europe is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave with temperatures in major cities across the continent reaching record values for the start of summer. On the day of summer solstice on Wednesday, June 21, which is the longest of the year temperatures in Paris climbed to 37 degrees Celsius, 38 in Madrid and 34 in London, and […]
Although it’s June, the weather in Crete is… strange, as it rains all over the island. Rain caused several problems, especially in electricity in Chania. But, why does it rain in summer, sometimes? During summer, the sun being overhead, there is intense heating of the land and the air above as compared to the surroundings. […]
After a long wait, tireless effort and patience researchers from ARCHELON, the sea turtle rescue centre in Rethymnon, the first nest of the sea turtle for 2017 was recorded in the Sfakaki area in Crete. The volunteers’ daily routine involved waking up at the break of dawn to check the state of the spawning beaches […]