minimum winter temperatures in all of Greece’s regions will be ~1.5.C higher in 2021-2050 and ~3.5.C higher in 2071-2100, than in the reference period 1961-1990.

The increase in mean maximum summer temperatures in the period 2021-2050 will be greater than that of the winter minimums and will exceed 1.5.C and in some cases

reach as much as 2.5.C. In the period 2071-2100, the increase in mean maximum summer

temperatures may be as much as 5.C. The increase in this parameter is likely to have an impact on forests, presently adapted to colder weather conditions. If the conditions become prohibitive, certain categories of forests (e.g. fir) would have to shift to higher altitudes. The projected rise in temperature should therefore increase fuel dryness and reduce relative humidity.

The increased frequency of extreme climate events is expected to have a significant impact on the fire vulnerability of forests.

Also the Sea lever rise was examined mean sea level has been rising at a rate of 1.8 mm/year since the late-19th century, while for the last 15 years, this rate has accelerated to 3 mm/year (Bindoff et al., 2007). Sea level rise for the period 2090-2099, relative to the period 1980-1999,

is projected to range between 0.18 m and 0.38 m under the most conservative scenario, and between 0.26-0.59 m under the worst case scenario.