Greece

There are more than 3 attribution studies focusing on events in Greece. 3 studies found that climate change increased the severity or likelihood of the event.

3 More severe or likely

Greece summer heatwave, 2021

Case 548

Event type

Heat

Finding

More severe or more likely to occur

"The results reveal a contribution of the immediate anthropogenic warming due to the increased [greenhouse gas] concentrations to the [late July/early August 2021 event] intensity."

Atmospheric Science Letters (2024}) Giannaros C. et al., 2024: The extreme heat wave of late July/early August 2021 in Greece under the context of the direct effect of anthropogenic greenhouse gases, Atmospheric Science Letters, doi:10.1002/asl.1191

Mediterranean heatwave, July 2024

Case 555

Event type

Heat

Finding

More severe or more likely to occur

"Deadly Mediterranean heatwave would not have occurred without human induced climate change"

World Weather Attribution (rapid study) (2024}) Deadly Mediterranean heatwave would not have occurred without human induced climate change, 2024, World Weather Arrtibution

Greece high fire weather, June 2023

Case 603

Event type

Wildfire

Finding

More severe or more likely to occur

"The high fire weather conditions experienced during the peak anomaly in BA in August 2023 were 1.9–4.1 times more likely due to anthropogenic forcing."

Earth System Science Data (2024}) Jones M.W. et al., 2024: State of Wildfires 2023-2024, Earth System Science Data, doi:10.5194/essd-16-3601-2024