The water scarcity faced by Lake Mornos, which supplies the Attica basin, is evolving into a major issue. The drought has resulted in the water level dropping so low that the houses from the village of Kallio, which was submerged in 1980, are visible again.
As explained on the show “Hour of Greece” by the President of the Kallio Community, Apostolos Gerodimos, “due to weather conditions, it hardly rained last winter and the mountains had no snow. If this continues, we will certainly face huge problems in the basin.” Mr. Gerodimos clarified that Kallio was submerged in 1980 when the Mornos dam was closed. “In 1993, the water level had also dropped again. Fortunately, it started to rain again later, and the lake was refilled,” he explained, emphasizing that the village, from which buildings like the school and some houses can be recognized, has resurfaced in recent months.
In the OPEN program, the professor emeritus of ecology and environmental policy at NTUA, Kimon Chatzimbiros, also spoke. “It is extremely critical that we have serious rains and snow this winter,” said the professor, noting that drought is just one of the phenomena brought about by climate change. “Drought is a result of the lack of rain. However, there are also heatwaves, wildfires, and I fear that, in a few weeks, we will also have landslides due to floods. The phenomenon of climate change has already manifested itself, and I fear it will continue to manifest for many decades,” he emphasized.
See what was said on the OPEN show “Hour of Greece”