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The Great Insect Dying: How to save insects and ourselves
This article discusses how to save insects from extinction, and save humanity.
The entomologists interviewed for this Mongabay series agreed on three major causes for the ongoing and escalating collapse of global insect populations: habitat loss (especially due to agribusiness expansion), climate change and pesticide use. Some added a fourth […]
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Yale Climate Connections post – 6-14-2019
This week’s edition includes:
State and local governments seeking climate change ‘solutions’ have plenty of options
Permafrost is thawing rapidly. How much should we worry?
Reverend Mitchell Hescox encourages Christians to advocate for renewable energy
Electric vehicles could […]
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Study: How Dengue, a Deadly Mosquito-Borne Disease, Could Spread in a Warming World
This NY Times article discusses a how dengue, a deadly mosquito-borne disease, could spread across the planet because of global warming.
Climate change is poised to increase the spread of dengue fever, which is common in parts of the world with warmer climates like Brazil and India, a new […]
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AI-Backed Sensors Help Reduce Wind Turbine Risks to Protected Birds
This The Revelator article discusses how AI-Backed Sensors Help Reduce Wind Turbine Risks to Protected Birds. A camera detection system is helping the wind energy industry become safer for protected birds, but the technology is still being refined.
On a Wyoming wind farm there is an unusual addition amid the familiar massive […]
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Snakebites are on the rise as snakes migrate with climate change
This article discusses how snakes are reacting to climate change. They are moving into new territories and the number of fatal bites are increasing.
As the climate changes, snakes are on the move and snakebites are becoming more common. Over the last decade, and estimated 30 million […]
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Study: Sea level rise threatens bird habitats along Atlantic Coast
This article discusses a study that shows that sea level rise threatens bird habitats along Atlantic Coast.
Sea level rise is hitting coastal habitats along the south Atlantic Coast faster than scientists previously thought, threatening entire species of birds and whole ecosystems if action isn’t taken soon, according to a […]
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Insects and extinction – 2 articles
This article discusses the fact that Insect Populations Are Declining Around the World. How Worried Should We Be? A decline in insect biomass and diversity has experts concerned and calling for more research to understand why. Increasingly, reports are trickling in of unsettling changes in populations of not only butterflies and […]
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Plastic Pollution
This Audubon Society article discusses how plastics are harming birds. Fishing line snares vast numbers of wildlife each year—a problem birders and outdoor groups are trying to combat.
This article discusses how 180 countries — except US — agree to plastic waste agreement. After 12 days of negotiations under the auspices […]
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Tickproof Your Yard Without Spraying
This Consumer Reports article discusses how to prevent ticks in your yard without using poisons, providing 5 steps to keep the disease-transmitting pests at bay.
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Why Did The Armadillo Cross The Road Into Kansas? Climate Change
This article discusses how climate change is affecting armadillos.
Armadillos’ main source of food is bugs they find in the ground. They don’t hibernate and can only go about two weeks without eating food.
That becomes a problem in places with extended freezes and snow-covered ground, which is […]
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