Insects are disappearing from the last places we thought were safe A long-term study in Colorado reveals that insect populations are plummeting even in remote, undisturbed areas. Over two decades, flying insect abundance dropped by more than 70%, closely linked to rising summer temperatures. The results suggest that climate change, not just human land use, is driving massive losses. Scientists warn that biodiversity hotspots, especially mountain ecosystems, are now at serious risk.

Insects are disappearing from the last places we thought were safe www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/2509220...

#ClimateChange #PoisonedEnvironment #GlobalWarming #ExtinctionEvent

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone Fireflies once seemed plentiful and cool, easy to catch and watch, and they served as an introduction to the world of nature around us.

I spent a lot of my teen years living 30 miles as the crow flies from this story's location. So many fireflies in the summer at our rural location. Last time at that house over 15 years ago, fireflies were scarce. And I never see them in rural KY. #poisonedenvironment 😢
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