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16 paź 2024 · Greece’s water consumption is heavily skewed toward agriculture, which uses over 80% of the nation’s water, while tourism, especially on Crete and other islands, also contributes significantly to the strain. Key solutions include tackling waterwaste in irrigation and water networks.
27 maj 2020 · Greece is currently ranked 26th for water stress in the world and its climate change predictions are bleak: around 30 percent of Greece could become desert over the next few decades.
24 sie 2024 · The Athens metropolitan area is the latest area of Greece to be affected by water shortages, according to local sources. The problem is due to prolonged high temperatures combined with a decrease in annual rainfall. These conditions have resulted in surface levels of Lake Mornos dropping.
8 cze 2022 · It also suggests actions to safeguard the existing energy system (mainland, coastal and insular energy infrastructure), protect water resources used for power generation, and enable research and development of new technologies (including smart grids).
21 lis 2023 · The European Commission decided on Nov. 16 to refer Greece to the EU Court of Justice for failing to provide updated flood maps after Athens missed a 2020 deadline.
15 cze 2022 · We present an updated assessment of projected climate change over Greece in the near future and at the end of the 21st century, focusing on near surface temperature, precipitation, and related heat (Hot Days and Tropical Nights), cold (Frost Days), and drought (Consecutive Dry Days) climate indices.
15 lip 2024 · After Greece's warmest winter and earliest heat wave on record, authorities are sounding the alarm over the risk of dire water shortages in the heat of the Mediterranean summer.
