"Climate Change Keeps Changing The Game For Home Gardeners"
"Every year now, gardeners should be rethinking what they grow and where because of climate change, experts say."
Source: AP, 07/01/2020
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"Poisonous Toads Invade South Florida in Latest Sign of the Apocalypse"
"First, there were murder hornets. Now, invasive, poisonous toads are the latest bizarre creature to go wild in the U.S. As South Florida enters its wet season aka hurricane season, the cane toad—an ugly, warty, brown amphibian with poison can kill pet dogs—is thriving. That’s not only concerning for pet owners. These toads are highly destructive to the environment."
Source: Earther, 06/09/2020
Wildlife Rescue Centres Struggle To Treat Endangered Species In Outbreak
"Shortages in funds, medicines and masks threaten charity work around the world".AC
Source: Guardian, 03/31/2020
Locust Swarms Are Eating Their Way Across Two Continents
"Climate change is worsening the largest plague of the crop-killing insects in 50 years, threatening famine in Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/23/2020
"Locust Swarms Ravaging East Africa Are the Size of Cities"
"A devastating pest outbreak is threatening millions of people with hunger."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/19/2020
"Fireflies Face Extinction Threats From Habitat Loss, Pesticides"
"Add fireflies to the list of insects in massive decline, often called the “insect apocalypse.” That was the broad upshot of a study released today in the publication BioScience. According to the report, firefly populations face a triple threat posed by rapid development, artificial-light pollution, and pesticides."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/04/2020
"EPA Proposes Continued Use of ‘Bee-Killing’ Insecticides"
"The EPA announced Thursday it supports the continued use and registration of neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides linked to declines in bees, aquatic insects and birds."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/31/2020
"California’s Monarch Butterflies Critically Low For 2nd Year"
"The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California’s coast remains critically low for the second year in a row, a count by an environmental group released Thursday showed."
Source: AP, 01/24/2020
California Giant Sequoias Dying 500 Years Before They Are Supposed To
"Giant sequoias were thought to be immune to insects, drought and wildfires. Then the unthinkable happened: trees started to die – and scientists began the search for answers".
Source: Guardian, 01/23/2020
"Mayfly Numbers Drop By Half Since 2012, Threatening Food Chain"
"Mayflies, which form swarms in the billions that are visible on weather radar, are in steep decline, mirroring the plight of insects worldwide."
Source: National Geographic, 01/21/2020
