Kostas Lagouvardos

Kostas Lagouvardos

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Kostas Lagouvardos is the Director of Research at the National Observatory of Athens. He has conducted extensive studies on extreme weather phenomena in Greece, noting a marked increase in both the frequency and severity of these events since 2000, with significant social and economic impacts. His research highlights the direct correlation between climate change and the intensification of weather-related disasters, emphasizing that such challenges will increasingly affect the lives and properties of citizens.

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Kostas Lagouvardos, the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and head of meteo.gr, discusses the unusual frequency of African dust episodes in Greece.

Νέο κύμα αφρικανικής σκόνης το Σαββατοκύριακο – Επτά επεισόδια σε 45 ημέρες
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2026-02-13
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and emphasizes the importance of accurate weather predictions.

Κακοκαιρία – πλημμύρες: Ο παράγων αστάθεια και τα προληπτικά μέτρα
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2026-01-22
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the meteorologist and director of Meteo who reported on the rainfall in the Attica region.

Κακοκαιρία: Εικόνες καταστροφής στην Ανω Γλυφάδα – Τι λένε κάτοικοι στην «Κ»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2026-01-22
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the meteorologist and director of Meteo who reported on the heavy rainfall in Attica.

Κακοκαιρία: Σε οκτώ περιοχές της Αττικής τα μεγαλύτερα ύψη βροχής
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2026-01-22
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Kostas Lagouvardos, the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens, commented on the heavy rainfall recorded in Attica.

Επελαύνει η κακοκαιρία – Πού χιονίζει, πού παρατηρούνται προβλήματα
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2026-01-21
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Kostas Lagouvardos, the head of meteo.gr, commented on the significant rainfall recorded in Attica.

Επελαύνει η κακοκαιρία: Εκκενώθηκαν σπίτια στον Αγιο Δημήτριο – Η πορεία των φαινομένων
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2026-01-21
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens, emphasizing the importance of accurate weather forecasting.

Χούλιγκαν του κακού καιρού | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-12-22
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and head of meteo.gr, explaining the unusual rainfall levels.

«Από τη βρύση έτρεχε μαύρο νερό»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-11-24
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and head of meteo.gr, discussing the water reserves situation.

Δεν είναι μόνο ο Μόρνος: Καμπανάκι για τους ταμιευτήρες της Αττικής
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-10-16
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and the scientific responsible for meteo.gr.

Ο ισχυρός αντικυκλώνας φέρνει βροχές και πολύ χαμηλές θερμοκρασίες
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-10-01
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Kostas Lagouvardos, director of research at the National Observatory of Athens, describes the unpleasant surprise he and his team faced when they saw the snow measurement station had been suddenly flattened.

Κώστας Λαγουβάρδος: «Δεν μας ενημέρωσε κανείς για την ισοπέδωση του σταθμού»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-09-15
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and the scientific responsible for meteo.gr.

Ανησυχητική μείωση των υδάτων στη λίμνη Μόρνου
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-09-13
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and head of Meteo.

Η «ακτινογραφία» των καμένων: 468.000 στρέμματα γης στις φλόγες το 2025
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-09-02
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Kostas Lagouvardos is a meteorologist and research director at the National Observatory of Athens.

Καιρός – Meteo: Ερχονται έντονα φαινόμενα με κεραυνούς και καταιγίδες
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-08-18
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Kostas Lagouvardos, director of research at the National Observatory of Athens, discusses the difficult three-day period the country is experiencing due to strong winds.

«Οι ριπές στην Κερατέα ξεπέρασαν τα 90 χιλιόμετρα ανά ώρα»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-08-08
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the National Observatory of Athens and leads the Meteo team.

Εξι κρίσιμες διαπιστώσεις και ένας «οδηγός επιβίωσης» για τον καύσωνα
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-07-22
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of meteorological research at the National Observatory of Athens and has warned about an upcoming heatwave in Greece.

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La Presse de Tunisie – major Tunisian francophone daily, est. 1936·TunisiaTunisia· 2025-07-13
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the head of the Meteo team and discusses the characteristics and impacts of the upcoming heatwave in Greece.

«Από αύριο μπαίνουμε σε τετραήμερο με 40άρια»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-07-04
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the scientific responsible for meteo.gr and explains the phenomenon of the 'thermal dome'.

Προ των πυλών ο «θερμικός θόλος»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-07-04
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the meteorologist and research director coordinating a team of scientists from the National Observatory of Athens.

Η Ελλάδα στη δίνη της κλιματικής κρίσης
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-06-27
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the head of Meteo and has presented data on climate change in Greece.

Το τρίπτυχο που απορρυθμίζει το ελληνικό κλίμα
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-06-26
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the head of the METEO unit at the National Observatory of Athens and provides insights on the upcoming heatwave.

Προ των πυλών ο πρώτος καύσωνας του καλοκαιριού – «Θα “στρεσάρει” τους κατοίκους των πόλεων»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-06-25
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Kostas Lagouvardos, a meteorologist and head of research at the National Observatory of Athens, explains the recent cold snap in Greece.

Meteo: Oι χάρτες του απριλιάτικου χιονιά
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-04-11
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the meteorologist and director of research at the National Observatory of Athens.

«Η μεγαλύτερη διαφορά θερμοκρασιών που έχουμε δει ποτέ στη χώρα»
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-03-17
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Kostas Lagouvardos is the director of research at the Observatory and the scientific responsible for meteo.gr.

Στεγνώνουν τα βουνά από χιόνι
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-02-19
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Dr. Kostas Lagouvardos, director of Research at the National Observatory of Athens, states that the intensity and frequency of weather phenomena have indeed changed.

Ασφάλιστρα: 683 εκατ. ο λογαριασμός της κλιματικής κρίσης σε 10 χρόνια
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-02-15
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