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The buzz about fly infestations this summer

Letters: Readers respond to an article on the swarms of houseflies people are having to cope with in hot weather

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

‘The obsession with endless growth can only end in tears’: your questions on extreme weather this summer answered

From Europe’s deadly heat to floods in Asia, it’s been a terrifying summer. Environment writers Jonathan Watts and Ajit Niranjan answered Reddit users’ questions about their work – and their sources of hope

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

‘Bumbling, mumbling’ tidiers of our world: the unexpected superpowers of the common woodlouse

This detritivore – known by a range of colourful names – feeds on rotting plant matter and can withstand toxic pollution

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Traffic, mobiles, music … let’s turn the volume down

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial on the health impact of noise pollution

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

Karl’s ‘great net zero debate’ was anything but – so beware Coalition claims of renewables taking over ‘two Tasmanias’

One expert described Nationals leader Matt Canavan’s claim of land used for clean energy as ‘plain wrong and plain silly’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 2

Relentless UK heatwaves turn ‘green and pleasant land’ brown

Visible impact of warming climate is impossible to ignore across landscapes that have been starved of rainfall

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

Heatwaves to increase 'fivefold by 2050', warns French weather bureau chief

"We have had more heatwaves in the last 15 years than during the previous 60 years," the CEO of France's weather bureau Météo-France, Virginie Schwarz said on Thursday. As France experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer, experts warn preventative measures to deal with the changing climate are severely lacking.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 2

‘I have an understanding housemate’: the student who makes videos of fungus on faeces

Alfred Drummond-Herdman’s extraordinary timelapses have been viewed by millions – and led him to identify new species

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2