Living on the extinction horizon

Those watching the heart-wrenching scenes of wildfires destroying Greece and the heroic effort against the flames have many Cypriots feeling it could be us. Cyprus is no stranger to wildfires, with the deadliest burning through the hinterland only two years ago in July. Fires are a summer nightmare, and once they gain a stranglehold and get picked up by strong winds, little can be done to stop them. Residents across Europe will testify to their devastation, but putting nature back together isn’t so simple, and the loss of life can never be replaced. We can only know how good our