10/10/18

[Maik]

UK flagged yacht Gallivanter 111 detained by officials of the Port Authority of Cephalonia yesterday following a documents check which revealed an out of date document of national registration.


Dead seal discovered on the beach at Poros yesterday.

[Maik]

Fears growing in 'unbearable' and overcrowded Moria refugee camp in Greece as winter approaches

Unbearable, Hell, bad, dangerous - just a few of the words people use to describe the Moria refugee camp to us on the rare access we were given inside.

We visited the camp on the Greek island of Lesbos at what felt like a potential breaking point.

The thousands of refugees living there are traumatised, trapped and the hope they had when they arrived has been replaced with feelings of desolation.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-10-09/fears-growing-in-unbearable-and-overcrowded-moria-refugee-camp-in-greece-as-winter-approaches/

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Huge reduction in meat-eating ‘essential’ to avoid climate breakdown

In western countries, beef consumption needs to fall by 90% and be replaced by five times more beans and pulses.

The research also finds that enormous changes to farming are needed to avoid destroying the planet’s ability to feed the 10 billion people expected to be on the planet in a few decades.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/10/huge-reduction-in-meat-eating-essential-to-avoid-climate-breakdown

[Maik]

Harlequin ladybirds swarm into homes after hot summer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45766496