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2023-07-26 20:31:51
We invite you for a quick overview of the current fire situation in Crete.
Wednesday was the warmest day in Crete during this heatwave, which has been going on for 16 days now. Of the 61 meteorological stations of the National Observatory in Athens, which are located in Crete, as many as 36 indicated temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius today. The record holder turned out to be Paleochora on the south coast because the mercury columns here showed as much as 45 degrees. Fortunately, however, despite the extremely dangerous conditions being a combination of heat, drought and wind, no serious fire has occurred on the island at the time of writing these words.
Tomorrow is supposed to cool down slightly, which means that temperatures will drop by a few degrees but will still exceed a minimum of 35 degrees. The risk of tomorrow's fire remains very high. Threat level 4 is forecast across Crete. Unfortunately, due to the lack of sufficient rainfall in the winter season and the current high temperatures, serious problems with water shortages have arisen in many places. The messages call for limiting water consumption to the minimum necessary and using it only for domestic needs.
From tomorrow, July 27, after a few days of break, the Samaria Gorge will be open again. However, the Organization for the Environment and Climate Change points out that when planning a possible trip to this gorge, it is important to remember that temperatures will still be high. It is therefore worth approaching such an escapade carefully.
The spokesperson of the State Fire Service in Greece, summarizing the past day, said that so far there have been 90 fires throughout the country, of which as many as 61 are forest fires. The fight against the destructive element is still taking place on several fronts, all services operate in extreme conditions, and today is the hardest day of the whole summer. According to Polish firefighters supporting the fight against fires in Rhodes, in addition to extinguishing active fire, it is also necessary to constantly monitor the burnt areas. Strong winds can unfortunately reignite the flames. It should be emphasized that the Polish guard team is the only one, apart from the Greek one, that works around the clock.
Unfortunately, it is already known that fire statistics in 2023 will be one of the worst. In total, around 40,000 have been burned in Greece so far. hectares, which is almost twice as much as in 2022 and three times as much as in 2020.
High temperatures in Crete today were also the cause of thick fog that spread over the Elafonisi beach area in the early afternoon hours. The fog was so intense that visitors to the site thought it was smoke from the fire. The reason was fortunately more prosaic, because it was only convective fog. This phenomenon is caused by the contact of very heated air with a much cooler water surface. Under such conditions, water vapor condenses and takes the form of fog. You can see this phenomenon in the video above.
2023-07-26 20:31:51
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Greckie wyspy (Kreta, Dodekanez) cenię za wiatr
Pierwszy pobyt na Rodos (sierpień kilkanaście lat temu) to ucieczka od polskiego upału w lipcu 35 stopni w dużym mieście. Pobyt na Krecie pod koniec sierpnia to brak włączania klimy w hotelu przy plaży. Jakiś taki wymiar symboliczny ma też dla mnie to, że jedna z plaż zachodnich miasta Rodos ma nazwę Akti Kanari. Bo i klimat Rodos z tym jego meltemi kojarzy się z Wyspami Kanaryjskimi. A takie miejsca jak Alanya, Cypr czy włoska Kalabria to okrutna wilgotność powietrza i ciężki upał.
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