Natural Disasters in Greece

For this week in my blog post I’ll be exploring Plate Tectonics and the importance of knowing plate boundaries at that location. As you guys are aware my country is Greece and with a little research I was able to find out that the tectonic plate for Greece is called “The Aegean Sea Plate” which can also be referred as either Hellenic plate or Aegean plate. The Tectonic plate in Greece is located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea which tends to locate under Southern Greece as well as Western Turkey! If you weren’t already aware, Greece is tectonically active but why? Well, for instance earthquakes are related to the convergent plate boundary which then tends to span the boundary of Southern Greece. I also learned that although earthquakes are common in Greece the most common earthquakes tend to occur in the Gulf of Corinth where it’s the most seismically active! The three main plates are; Eurasia, Aegean Sea, and the African Plate. I found it interesting to learn that the Aegean plate go

Hi guys! For my first blog post I’m going to be introducing you to Greece. A little background about Greece is that it’s located in Southeastern Europe with various different islands throughout Aegean and the Ionian seas. Athens is the capital and has landmarks from back in the 5th- Century B.C. and it’s known for its nature and environment. The beaches are well known especially the Black Sands of Santorini, but besides the beaches there’s lots of natural disasters that occur some such as; earthquakes, volcanoes, and even fires.  So why did I decide to choose Greece? Well For starters, I chose Greece because not only is it beautiful but it has so much history behind it. I come from a Greek and Italian background so not only do I hope to help others gain knowledge on Greece but I hope to gain knowledge myself. Some interesting things I learned is that it’s known for being the Cradle of Western Civilization, it’s the birthplace of democracy and the Olympic Games, and the ancient history