The image of protesters shooting water guns at tourists sitting in a cafe in Barcelona at the weekend is clearly not an instructive image, and I would not defend it, but the most surprising thing about it for me is that it has never happened so often. The water guns were part of a demonstration… Read More »
Southern Europe has been grappling with unseasonably warm weather in recent weeks, with droughts in Italy and Spain, forest fires in Cyprus and the closure of the Acropolis in Athens due to unsafe temperatures. Many Telegraph readers have commented on articles about climate change in the Mediterranean. Some say the climate is changing, but question… Read More »
Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was used to high temperatures. Heat waves occur frequently in his hometown of Dallas, which is currently under the influence of extreme temperatures. But when the 21-year-old visited Athens with friends in mid-June, she was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) heat… Read More »