weathering

The scorecard will split opinion, but the sight of a bloodied Serrano throwing hands despite a ghastly cut and Taylor admirably weathering the storm somewhat saved the event.

He then saw 15 tiles that would need to be repaired and said he could tell the damage was recent because of "weathering and colouration".

One such approach, called enhanced rock weathering, involves spreading finely ground silicate rocks, like basalt, on the ground or the ocean, which absorb carbon dioxide from the air as they weather in the rain.

The singer - currently sporting hair as orange as Irn Bru - is used to weathering what he refers to as "seismic changes" in his life and turning them into material for songs.

Soils in the tropics are typically low in phosphorus due to weathering, and increasing rates of disturbance as well as climbing CO2 levels are expected to make soil nutrients even more scarce.