As a child, Giannis Stathas remembers being snowed in for days at a time in Arachova, a village famous for its ski resort and long known as a winter playground for Greeks. “We couldn’t go to school because of the snow,” said Stathas, now mayor of Arachova and the surrounding area. “We might have been […]

In Arachova, a Greek village reliant on snowmelt, water scarcity is becoming a concern

ARACHOVA, Greece (AP) — As a child, Giannis Stathas remembers being snowed in for days at a time in Arachova, a village famous for its ski resort and long known

As a child, Giannis Stathas remembers being snowed in for days at a time in Arachova, a village famous for its ski resort and long known as a winter playground for Greeks. “We…

The loss of snow is driven primarily by rising temperatures linked to greenhouse gas emissions