Greek meteorologists are voicing sharp criticism after the National Meteorological Service (EMY) decided to scrap its multiday forecasts, limiting long-range predictions to just three days.
Former EMY deputy director Thodoris Kolydas said the multiday bulletin gave a scientifically vetted outlook, and that meteorologists evaluated climate models rather than simply relaying them. He warned the change strips away the agency’s guiding role in forecasting.
Meteorologist Christina Souzi agreed, saying the gap could let unverified claims about extreme weather go unchallenged without an official EMY forecast to counter them.
Souzi attributed the cut to staffing shortages, noting morning shifts have fallen from five staffers to three. Sources said only 14 meteorologists have been hired since 20 joined in 1986, while more than 30 have retired. Currently, 15 positions are empty.
