It’s Only the First Hot Summer of the Rest of Your Life

In the first episode of Calling, we are going to go to Greece, where almost 600 forest fires destroyed more than 250 thousand acres of land, more than half of which is on the island of Evia and immensely affecting people, their lives and livelihoods. 40 towns and villages have been completely destroyed, making it the worst ecological disaster in Greece of all time.

Greece isn’t the only country that’s seen the worst wildfire season in its history. In Turkey, over two hundred wildfires burnt through 1,600 square kilometers in July and August. On top of that, the Black Sea region was affected by catastrophic flooding in mid-August, which again amounted to worst in Turkey’s history. 

Finally, we will go live to Belgrade, where we’ll talk about why this summer is not some sort of a fluke, and why in the next decade, four out of ten summers will be just like this one -- if not worse.

All this in conversation with our guests: Marcos Moschovidis, Hamdi Firat Buyuk and Viktor Berishaj.

All music used for educational and informative purposes, and rights retained by its respective owners:

• "My Friend The Wind",  performed by Demis Roussos
• "Simarik",  performed by Tarkan
• "Beograde",  performed by Đorđe Marjanović