Colla tweets about the buff-tailed bumble bee and other species that she studies as a conservation biologist. She posts pictures from the bumble bee conference her lab organized, and links to newly-published bumble bee studies. The scientists who do — particularly the ones who work on climate science or conservation — echo each others’ rationales. They feel compelled by the urgency of their work, as they witness the rapid deterioration of the natural environment and the looming threats posed by climate change. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has calculated that greenhouse gas emissions need to be cut in half in 11 years to avoid dire planetary outcomes.

Source: thestar October 18, 2019 23:48 UTC