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The collapse of insects (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Not only informative, but an amazing graphics presentation by Reuters.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fantastic article. Well worth the read.

The world has lost 5% to 10% of all insect species in the last 150 years — or between 250,000 and 500,000 species, according to a February 2020 study in the journal Biological Conservation. Those losses are continuing...

I knew we are losing insects, but I was wrong. We are shedding them! ☹️

As to the reasons, unsurprisingly:

...from habitat loss and industrial farming to climate change. Nitrogen overloading from sewage and fertilizers has turned wetlands into dead zones; artificial light is flooding out nighttime skies; and the growth of urban areas has led to concrete sprawl... the introduction of non-native plants...

It is us. Humans. All the way.

This will bite us badly at one point.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I've read similar things about bird populations, which would track with this data. Good luck, everybody.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that those who are profiting most believe they will somehow escape.