Hot temperatures linked to climate change, especially extremes like heat waves, are contributing to the decline of these fuzzy and portly creatures, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. 1 bee = 1 observation 1 bee = 1 observationObservations of the common eastern bumblebee during the base period. The counts provide rough evidence for the magnitude of decline among bumblebee species. Having more than a century of data also allowed them to look for signals of climate change in the bumblebee declines. Bombus flavifrons Bombus rufocinctusBombus melanopygus Bombus terrestrisBumblebees are one piece of the ecological networks threatened by climate change.

Source: New York Times February 06, 2020 19:05 UTC