Remote mountain meadow confirms global insect crisis. Insect numbers fell by an average of 6.6 percent every year. Over two decades, that meant a 72.4 percent drop. The main culprit was rising summer temperatures, especially warmer nights.
https://www.earth.com/news/remote-mountain-meadow-confirms-global-insect-crisis/
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The foundation we built our hubris on.
But insects thrive in warmer temperatures, and die off in cold climates. The bugs in Africa and central America are everywhere, but not so much in the polar regions.