An integrated modeling approach for simulating flood events is presented in the current study. An advanced flood forecasting model, which is based on the coupling of hydrological and atmospheric components, was used for a twofold objective: first to investigate the potential of a coupled hydrometeorological model to be used for …
Cyprus, facing its worst drought in a decade, will start importing water from Greece within the next two months, Agriculture Minister Michalis Polinikis said on Monday. Reservoirs are dangerously low and the crisis has forced emergency water rationing and sped up plans by Cyprus to desalinate more seawater. Its two …
Droughts in Cyprus have forced government officials to ship in water from Greece to help ease the crisis. Minister signed a deal on Monday with shipping firm Ocean Tankers Holdings to transport drinking water to the island. Eight million cubic metres of water is set to be shipped to Cyprus …
EU To Give Greece 90 Mln Euros For Forest Fires BELGIUM: April 9, 2008 BRUSSELS - The European Union's executive arm on Tuesday proposed giving nearly 90 million euros ($142 million) in aid to help Greece cope with the damage from last year's forest fires. "I had the opportunity to …
An increasing number of people are exposed to aircraft and road traffic noise. Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and even a small contribution in risk from environmental factors may have a major impact on public health. The HYENA (Hypertension and Exposure to Noise near Airports) study …
The distribution of microorganisms, and especially pathogens, over airborne particles of different sizes has been ignored to a large extent, but it could have significant implications regarding the dispersion of these microorganisms across the planet, thus affecting human health. March 2008
Migration of the potential endocrine disrupter, bisphenol A (BPA), from 31 polycarbonate (PC) baby bottles into aqueous food simulants was studied under real repetitive use, using a sensitive and fully validated liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection. Confirmation of the presence of BPA was performed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). …
there could be a link between disturbances in the ionosphere and the Earth's magnetic field, and earthquakes. Such disturbances preceded the quake that struck Gujarat on March 7, 2006. A study says the disturbance were caused by the changes in the electromagnetic radiations over the Earth before the tremors occur. …
A throng gasped as a blue crate containing a 2.5-tonne slab of marble regarded as one of the most important works of antiquity, was hoisted by a giant crane from the Acropolis in Greece. This was the first sculpture to legally leave the citadel since Phidias carved the artworks 2,500 …
Can an art museum provide clues to pollution 200 years ago? Maarten van de Guchte, director of the Museum of Art and Cummer Gardens at Riverside in the us believes it can. "Look at the yellow sunset light reflected in the ponds,' he says pointing to a brightly coloured area …
Agriculture ministers of 10 eu countries voted against the approval of three genetically modified (gm) varieties of maize for use in the European market on September 26, but failed to block it. The move reflects divisions among eu nations over whether gm crops pose a risk to health. Austria, Malta, …
Europe continues to reel under forest fires that has up till now caused considerable damage to life, the environment and the economy. Experts have blamed the recent spurt in forest fire on global warming. Greece witnessed its worst forest fire this year. In the Peloponnese peninsula, more than 150,000 hectares …
A severe heat wave has hit most parts of central and southeastern Europe causing deaths, forest fires and damaging crops. Countries like Romania, Austria, Croatia, Hungary are reeling under the heat. In Greece, where temperatures reached 39
The oil spill caused by the Greek cruise ship, Sea Diamond, sinking in the Aegean Sea off the Santorini island, Greece, is still dirtying the island's coastline. Though the incident occurred in the first week of April, the Greek government is yet to initiate a mop up operation. The 22,000-tonne …
The Mediterranean region, particularly the area around Greece, could be hit by a major tsunami before the end of the century, according to Gerassimos Papadopoulos, a scientist at the Athens Institute of Geodynamics. According to data presented at the recently-held First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, a major …
The Peloponnesian war has baffled historians for long. Among the epic conflicts of the ancient world, the war pitted the Greek city states of Athens and Sparta against each other. The seagoing Athenians met their match in the Spartans and their allies during a conflict that stretched from 431 bc …
The European Commission (ec) recently issued a second formal warning to Slovenia to implement European Union rules on the prevention of sea pollution. In case of further non-compliance, ec threatened to drag the East European country to the court of the European Communities in Luxembourg. ec had issued its first …
nearly 600 old olive trees were felled in Athens to make way for the Equestrian Centre for the Olympic Games 2004. Naturally, the greens are up in arms. But the organisers of Athens 2004 Olympics have assured them that the trees will be kept in a garden centre and will …
a sum of us $4.73 million! This is the total fine Greece paid for running an illegal waste dump. The European Commission, which had been fining the country since July 2000, stopped doing so after the dump was closed recently. "I am satisfied that the illegal dumping has been stopped …
amid the hype of the Union cabinet's proposal to ban smoking in public places and discontinue tobacco companies' sponsorship of sports and cultural events, the Union government has taken a very contradictory step. It has signed a memorandum of understanding with Greece for exporting tobacco. Analysts feel that this is …
