Because of climate change... the Greek antiquities in Greece are under threat

Weather of Arabia - Scientists said that climate change threatens the Greek antiquities in Greece, including the Acropolis, one of the most visited archaeological sites in the world.

Where air pollution and acid rain caused the erosion of marble, in addition to severe climatic phenomena such as drought or torrential rains, which led to structural problems for the walls and ancient temples.

The Acropolis, on which the Parthenon temple was built, is the most well-preserved Greek archaeological site, but there are indications that climate change is increasingly affecting this monument.

And Maria Vlasaki of the Greek Ministry of Culture explained that the (old) city has more erosion than it was in the past, according to "Reuters".

The Parthenon Temple, located on the Acropolis rock in the heart of the Greek capital, dates back to the Greek classical era in the fifth century BC.

Efforts have been made for decades to protect and preserve the Acropolis and the process has been accelerated since the mid-1970s, but the country has hundreds, if not thousands, of erosion-prone monuments.

The wider Athens region has been hit by severe floods and wildfires in the past decade. A 2007 forest fire in the Peloponnese peninsula threatened to destroy temples and stadiums in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the Olympics.

And Christos Zerifos, a professor at the Academy of Athens, said that severe weather phenomena have increased in frequency, adding that sudden fluctuations from periods of floods to periods of drought destabilize the monuments.

He added, on the sidelines of a conference on climate change and cultural heritage, that Greece needed better protection for its monuments and a monitoring system that would help provide additional protection in the event of severe weather events.