As summers get hotter, Greece’s seasonal firefighters protest for permanent jobs
Angry seasonal firefighters have clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry, during a protest to demand ...
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Climate change made 2023 wildfire conditions in Canada three times as likely, study finds
In 2023, huge wildfires raged in Canada, Greece, and the Amazon. And research shows that human-caused climate change and land use changes significantly increased the odds of these record-setting ...
Greek seasonal firefighters protest in Athens to demand permanent jobs
Dozens of Greek seasonal firefighters protested in central Athens on Friday to demand permanent jobs - hours after others broke into the climate ministry - after their short-term contracts expired as ...
Greek firefighters protest for permanent jobs as summers become more perilous
Greece and several other countries in Europe are struggling to deal with worsening wildfires that are exacerbated by climate ...
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Panel Discussion at the United Nations: Forging the Paths to Sustainable Wildfire Prevention through Collaborative Governance
This event will take place on Friday, November 1, 2024, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the United Nations Headquarters (405 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017), Room 8. This vital panel discussion on ...
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Spire Global and OroraTech Awarded NASA Contract for Wildfire Monitoring
Under the contract, Spire and OroraTech will develop a low-cost, orbital solution for monitoring wildfire-prone areas in the United States. Spire will leverage its experience developing and operating ...
Thousands of Greek firefighters left unemployed after gruelling summer of fires
Firefighters have gathered outside Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry to demand permanent positions after their contracts ...
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OroraTech’s space-based wildfire detection brings in $25M to put more imaging satellites in orbit
OroraTech is taking a space-based approach to “wildfire intelligence” and just ... a €20 million ESA contract to keep an eye on Greece’s forests, for instance, and they’re watching ...
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Video: Tourists march with suitcases fleeing wildfire on Greece's Corfu
Greece fled with their suitcases as wildfires forced evacuations on the island. Locals and visitors were seen marching to escape the raging fires engulfing villages and beaches on the popular ...
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OroraTech raises 25 million euros for satellite wildfire detection system
including a 20-million-euro contract it signed with the government of Greece in July, in partnership with the European Space Agency, to build a national wildfire detection system. It has also ...
Israeli and ex-Romanian MP arrested in Greece, claims he worked in Mossad - report
Israeli citizen Nati Meir, who was a member of the Romanian Parliament and was arrested the last week of October in the Greek ...
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Severe Wildfire Risk Predicted Across Greece on Thursday
Greece is bracing for severe wildfire conditions on Thursday, with the Region of Crete facing a very high fire risk categorised as 4, according to the Fire Risk Prediction Map released by the General ...