National Research Centre of Athens

It is estimated that the average air temperature in Athens may rise by more than 3.5 degrees during the period 2041-2070

More than 3.5 degrees Celsius is estimated that the average air temperature in the greater Athens urban area may increase in the period 2041-2070 compared to the period 1971-2000, as a combination of the effects of climate change, based on the new scenarios, in particular the worst-case scenario of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a