Wildfires broke out in western Attica and Halkidiki most possibly caused by a so-called “dry thunderstorm” sweeping on the Greek mainland on Wednesday evening. The phenomenon was observed also in Athens where the dry thunderstorm was followed by very powerful North-East winds with gust up to 9 Beaufort a few hours later. The fires broke … The post Dry thunderstorms trigger wildfires in Attica and Halkidiki appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.