Suitcase-sized satellites are scanning for Greek wildfires in a global first

Greece has learned that at a terrible cost. Five years later, a massive fire tore through a remote nature reserve; it was the ...

Smoke from wildfire closes part of key Greek motorway

Smoke from a large wildfire forced the closure on Monday of parts of the key motorway linking Athens with Thessaloniki in ...
Neos Kosmos

Greek firefighters contain dozens of wildfires amid heightened summer fire risk

Greek firefighters responded to 41 rural and forest fires in 24 hours, with major blazes in Evia and Corinth brought under ...
The New York Times

Housekeeper Arrested Over Wildfire That Scorched Greek Island

“She’d been smoking,” a Greek official said of a Georgian woman who was arrested after a blaze tore through 11,000 acres of Chios this week. By Ali Watkins A 35-year-old housekeeper was arrested in ...
Reuters on MSN

Helicopter releases water over wildfire on Greek island

Footage shows helicopter flying over wildfire in Greece and releasing water. Credit: GEORGE LEONTARITES - VICE REGIONAL ...
AOL

Wildfire on Greek island of Crete prompts evacuations of hotels and damages homes

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A rapidly spreading wildfire on the Greek island of Crete triggered early Thursday evacuations of hotels and homes as it bore down on coastal areas. Authorities said evacuations ...
Digital Journal

Greek wildfire spares key archaeological site

One of Greece’s most important archaeological sites escaped serious damage after firefighters tamed a wildfire that lashed the surrounding countryside, officials said on Monday. The fire erupted at ...
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Crete wildfire 'retreating', say Greek firefighters

A house burning during a wildfire in Pikermi, some 30 Kms east of Athens. Hot dry weather in Greece, which is not unusual for this time of year, has heightened the risk of a repeat of the summer ...
Greek Reporter

Greek Fire: The Mysterious Weapon That Protected the Byzantine Empire

Greek fire was a mysterious weapon that helped the mighty Byzantine Empire survive and ensure its vast sovereignty for centuries.