By Pooja Pandey and Judith Kirschner, PyroLife ITN Early Stage Researchers at European University Cyprus (advisor: Prof George Boustras) “Pure hell”, “worst ever”, “most destructive” are some of the most common phrases used by the media for one of the biggest wildfires in Cyprus, which started on Saturday, the 3rd of July in the Limassol district near the village of Arakapas, consuming everything on its way from thick gnarled trunks of ancient olive trees, to houses and farms, leaving behind smouldering stumps and a charred landscape. Officials say the blaze was fanned by strong winds, sweeping at least 10 communities […]
