Climate Inferno Threatens to Turn Athens Into Outpost of Sahara

(Bloomberg) -- As fire-ravaged Athens braces for near-record temperatures this week, a longer-term ecological catastrophe threatens the cradle of western civilization: the Greek capital risks turning into a desert.

Wildfires raged last week across the greater Attica region that surrounds Athens, destroying homes and forcing re

Climate change threatens 771 endangered plant and lichen species

All plants and lichens listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act are sensitive to climate change but there are few plans in place to address this threat directly, according to a new study by Amy Casandra Wrobleski of Pennsylvania State University and colleagues, published July 26, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS Clim