And the emissions and damage from the fires aren't over yet. Greece and much of the Mediterranean are still experiencing a severe heat wave, a major driver of wildfires. "Our data also shows that ...

Greece’s wildfires have devoured a third of the total forest land in the northeast of Athens, a European Union satellite mapping agency said. An area of more than 104 sq. kilometers (40 sq ...

ATHENS, Greece — Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than 30 water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of the Greek capital.

Big Number 99,000. That’s how many acres were burned by wildfires in Greece just from August 19 to 21, according to data from the National Observatory of Athens cited by AFP. Tangent ...

In Greece, police activated the country’s Disaster Victim Identification Team to identify the 18 bodies, which were found near a shack in the Avantas area, fire department spokesman Ioannis ...

Greece is facing a “natural disaster of unprecedented proportions,” as 586 wildfires burn in “all corners” of the country, according to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Greece imposes wildfire prevention regulations, typically from the start of May to the end of October, to limit activities such as the burning of dried vegetation and the use of outdoor barbecues.

A wildfire burning a home in the village of Avantas, near Alexandroupolis, Greece, on Monday. Gale-force winds are fanning wildfires across the country. Achilleas Chiras/Associated Press ...

More than 200 firefighters are struggling to tackle an out-of-control wildfire on Crete — Greece’s largest island and a tourist hotspot — as authorities order mass evacuations. The fire ...

The fire, which broke out on Aug. 19 near the northeastern city of Alexandroupolis and joined with other blazes to form one massive wildfire, burned more than 230,000 acres of land by Sunday ...