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As wildfires spread, anger rises in Greece over government response
Firefighters were battling scores of blazes nationwide, but the threat to a precious woodland north of the capital had some fearing a dystopian future.
How ‘heat officers’ plan to help cities survive ever-hotter summers
Heat-focused officials in these four cities are rolling out warning systems and drawing up green designs to create more heat-resistant metropolises.
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Athens is only getting hotter. Its new ‘Chief Heat Officer’ hopes to cool it down.
Eleni Myrivili has been tasked with finding ways to help the Greek capital cope with ever-hotter heat waves that are expected to be part of life for years to come.
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Greece wildfires: Winds fan 2 new blazes outside of Athens
Fanned by strong winds, two new big wildfires erupted Monday in hard-hit Greece, triggering evacuation alerts for villages southeast and northwest of Athens — only days after blazes consumed large tracts of forest north of the Greek capital.
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'We fought a great battle': Greece defends wildfire response
As the worst of Greece's massive wildfires were being tamed Tuesday, the country's civil protection chief defended the firefighting efforts, saying every resource was thrown into the battle against what he described as the fire service's biggest-ever challenge.
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Resurgent wildfires in Greece burn homes, threaten monuments
A resurgent wildfire burned homes north of Athens, and blazes across southern Greece forced more evacuations as weather worsened and firefighters battled to save a former royal palace and the birthplace of the ancient Olympics.
www.bloomberg.com
Athens tried to go car-free. But traffic returned
In May, the Greek capital embarked on an ambitious plan to transform its traffic-clogged downtown with bike lanes and pedestrian walkways. But things didn’t work out as planned.
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