Bumblebees Being Crushed By Climate Change

sciencehabit writes: As the climate changes, plants and animals are on the move. So far, many are redistributing in a similar pattern: As habitat that was once too cold warms up, species are expanding their ranges toward the poles, whereas boundaries closer to the equator have remained more static. Bumblebees, however, appear to be a disturbing exception, according to a new study (abstract) . A comprehensive look at dozens of species finds that many North American and European bumblebees are failing to "track" warming by colonizing new habitats north of their historic range. Simultaneously, they are disappearing from the southern portions of their range.

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Re:Surely this is simply a natural, normal process

[ne0n]

It's normal when people are trying to poison the bees with flupyradifurone/neonics and simultaneously taking their habitat away. Of course they're dying out.

Climate change is another issue but you can't debate the dangers of bee toxins being sprayed on agricultural crops, and habitat loss is easy to demonstrate.

Too bad this audience is all basement dwellers, you guys should really take up bee friendly gardening.

Re: Surely this is simply a natural, normal proces

[PopeRatzo]

as the climate would eventually change by the same amount as we are coming out of an ice age.

Slashdot climate change discussions, man. It's Friday, Friday.

What time does the men's rights activist clickbait get posted? Then the real fun starts.