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Thick clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara once again covered Greek skies Monday, especially Athens and Thessalonika, with temperatures rising as high as 31°C (88°F). The dust storms, which had ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Athens closed the Acropolis to visitors for several hours Tuesday due to high temperatures as work restrictions remained in effect in other parts of Greece. The ...

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Athens announced the closure of the Acropolis for five hours on Wednesday due to heat wave temperatures that also shut many schools. The ancient site in ...

The winter of 2025–2026 was one of the warmest on record for Greece, marking the second-highest average temperatures observed since 1960.

Greece launches a national strategy to protect cultural heritage from climate change through 2050, backed by €22 million in funding.

Wildfires have again taken hold this summer in Greece, Italy, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria and other south-eastern European countries. Nearly 10,000 hectares (approx. 40 square miles) of mostly forest ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has ordered some businesses not to let their employees perform heavy outdoor duties during afternoon hours this week as the country sizzles in yet another heat wave. Builders ...

Authorities closed the Acropolis for several hours Tuesday due to high temperatures as work restrictions remained in effect in other parts of Greece. A Culture Ministry archaeological service ...