Bodies of water

In 1992, an unusual event sparked global interest: a shipping container accidentally fell into the ocean, releasing 28,000 rubber duckies and other children’s bath toys. These small, yellow ducklings embarked on a journey across the world’s oceans, with some washing up on shores as far away as Alaska and Maine.

Starting tomorrow, lifeguards will no longer be present on Bulgarian beaches, marking the end of the beach season along the Black Sea. Today is the final day that concessionaires are contractually required to provide lifeguards, medical assistance, and beach toilets.

It is widely believed that northern Greece is rich in water resources, but the reality is quite different. A steady decline in water levels has been recorded across all large and small lakes in the region. In fact, the lakes of Macedonia are at their lowest levels since 2013. This reduction in water reserves, as expected, increases the pressure on already strained ecosystems.

The image of millions of fish filling the port of Volos and the surrounding areas of Pagasetic Gulf represents perhaps the greatest ecological disaster since the “Daniel” storm hit Thessaly on September 4, 2023. This storm, along with “Elias” later that month, caused massive damage.

The billboard in front of the construction site promotes luxury homes with uninterrupted sea views, each featuring its own private pool. The development will stretch across a lush hillside, just outside a coastal village in the Peloponnese. The pools will be only a few meters away from a stunning and secluded, almost private beach.

The vicious cycle created by high seawater temperatures, deoxygenation and pollution has driven the Marmara Sea into a state of "coma," according to research led by the Middle East Technical University's (ODTÜ) Institute of Marine Sciences.

Researchers have long argued that regions deep in the Earth's oceans may harbor sites from which all terrestrial life sprung. In the Atlantic, they gave the name "Lost City" to a jagged landscape of eerie spires under which they proposed that the life-preceding chemistry may have churned.

The sea in the northern port city of Thessaloniki turned green on Tuesday, due to excessive concentration of phytoplankton in the area. 

A 61-year-old man succumbed to his injuries after being crushed by a tractor for unknown reasons while working in his field in the Malades area of Heraklion, Crete, on Friday.

He was immediately transported to the Venizeleio Hospital of Heraklion with severe injuries.

Despite medical efforts, approximately 24 hours after the accident, he passed away.

Beautiful beaches crowd the shoreline, some with an exotic tropical atmosphere like Vai, others like Xerokampos rival the Indian Ocean for white sands & turquoise seas