Attica is a “companion” to the fire Leka: Can’t lose the green any more

Attica is at risk of environmental degradation – what will the climate crisis bring?

The fire It’s the third 24-hour burn, destroying the natural environment and leaving Attica with fewer and fewer “green lungs,” worrying scientists who are sounding the alarm.

“Every summer we see devastation from wildfires and hope there are no human casualties. We see the same in Italy, France and Spain. These areas in southern Europe are its hot spots. Climate crisis“, Speaking to MEGA’s flagship news bulletin, the Professor of Geography and Disaster Management said, Epthymis Lekas.

“The climate crisis does not trigger forest fires, but it creates more favorable conditions so that there are large sparks with small sparks. From this point of view, the ‘prevention’ factor takes on a special importance for everyone, so that we reduce the number of fires as much as possible and above all reduce the consequences of large fires,” he said. Explains.

Why is the Vlychada case so difficult?

“Out of 300 forest fire incidents during this period, in the last week, 4-5 incidents escaped us. As forest and urban areas are intertwined, the case of Vlichada is very difficult.

There is general communication and it is very difficult to put out the fire because it is difficult for the troops and the aircraft, it is even more difficult to rescue the residents because the efforts in these areas are more focused on rescuing people. Trapped in extinguishing the forest fabric. These areas are very difficult to extinguish,” asserts Mr. Lekas.

“The Last Green Lung”

The burning lands in western Attica are among the last “lungs” of green in the capital.

“We are dealing with the last ‘lungs’ of forests in Attica, except for Barnita and North Attica, in the rest of western Attica. There, we have morphological conditions that greatly facilitate the development of fire in the valleys, and forces that are equally difficult to try,” says Prof. Thaitan.

Attica, if it loses the few remaining green areas, risks disrupting its ecosystem.

“We cannot lose more greenery in Attica. We are already below the limit. The remaining forests do not have the chance to reproduce in neighboring areas, for example in Ilia. If we went to Ilia two years after the big fire, nature renewed itself. This is not in Attica, this nature cannot be reproduced. ,” he underlines.

“This will include a set of events, for example extreme drought, prolonged heat, heavy floods, heavy rains, soil erosions, and represent environmental degradation of both air and soil and subsurface in Attica. We are trying to assess the effects on all three elements of the environment,” concluded Efthymis Lekas.