Wildfires in Greece
Fanned by strong winds, three new enormous wildfires caused devastation in Greece with no signs of stopping. The catastrophic wildfires erupted on Monday and triggered evacuation alerts across northwest and southeast of Athens and Evia. The destructive fire consumed Attica, the forest near Sounio, northwest of Athens at Vilia, and the country’s second-largest island, Evia. […]
What Causes Wilfires
An in-depth study shows that an average of 62,805 wildfires started per year between 2011 and 2020, which destroyed 7.5 million acres annually. Further research reveals that since the 1980s, there has been a rise in the amount of land ravaged by wildfires. Climate change is a leading factor in increasing the extent and risk […]