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Country diary: Everybody loves to hate the stinging nettle – don’t they?

Frome, Somerset: This much-maligned midsummer menace has few friends among humans, but look closely and you might find an orgy of eating and mating

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17

As an ocean swimmer, I try not to think of sharks, but we all know that this is their territory

It used to be easier to say that the chances of a shark attack were slim. Now I feel as though that pretence of safety has been shattered

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17

NSW:Residents to get no-interest loans for energy upgrades

Hundreds of millions of dollars in state government funding will help residents access zero-interest loans to upgrade their home with lower energy alternatives.

AAP · Jun 16

‘At first, the idea does sound crazy’: meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic

Sea ice is melting fast, worsening the climate crisis, but a bold attempt to rethicken it is showing early signs of success

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

Texas’ Fight Against the Screwworm Will Be Nasty and Brutish

And with any luck, it’ll also be short.

Texas Observer · Jun 16

King and Queen wish racegoers ‘thrilling’ week of action at Royal Ascot

Charles and Camilla were writing in the foreword to the official race-day programme.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

FED:'Supercharged': El Nino brings drier, hotter conditions

Scientists say an El Nino phase will bring drier weather, with some advocacy groups worried bushfire conditions could be primed for a tough summer.

AAP · Jun 16

FED:Drier, hotter conditions forecast as El Nino confirmed

Australia faces potentially drier conditions under an El Nino phase, though climate change is making it harder to draw on past patterns to predict the future.

AAP · Jun 16

'Supercharged': El Nino brings drier, hotter conditions

Scientists say an El Nino phase will bring drier weather, with some advocacy groups worried bushfire conditions could be primed for a tough summer.

AAP · Jun 16

BoM forecasts strong El Niño and warns climate change could amplify effects on Australia

El Niño events linked with extreme weather around the world – and can increase risk of bushfires in Australia and coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16