Dr Lynn Dicks, from the University of East Anglia, UK, who is not connected with the study, said the paper provides new evidence for "an alarming decline" that many entomologists have suspected for some time. … [Read more...] about Alarm over decline in flying insects
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Shorter lifespan of faster-growing trees will add to climate crisis, study finds
This means that many standard climate change models of how we can use forests as carbon sinks, to absorb the carbon dioxide we produce from fossil fuel burning, are likely to overestimate the benefits. This study suggests that although the forests of the future might grow faster as temperatures increase, they could also store less carbon as the trees die off sooner. … [Read more...] about Shorter lifespan of faster-growing trees will add to climate crisis, study finds
Is Napa growing too much wine? Residents seek to preserve treasured land
The measure is the culmination of years-long battle – one that’s involved knocking on doors, gathering thousands of signatures, and fighting an opposition which, according to a private newsletter seen by the Guardian, plans to spend nearly $1m to defeat it. Wilson’s side, by contrast, has raised just over $160,000. The effort has consumed his life, but then, Napa is his life. … [Read more...] about Is Napa growing too much wine? Residents seek to preserve treasured land
Exclusive: US official appeared to delay protections for endangered species at behest of oil group
As the Fish and Wildlife Service deliberated through 2016 and early 2017 over how best Berwind and other mines might mitigate potential harm to the crayfish, the industry chafed at the wait. “That is a long time to have multimillion-dollar mine project investments that would employ hundreds pending” due to uncertainty around crayfish protection standards, said the West Virginia Coal Association vice-president, Jason Bostic. … [Read more...] about Exclusive: US official appeared to delay protections for endangered species at behest of oil group
Antarctic: Where ‘zombies’ thrive and shipwrecks are preserved
"As the damage was too bad to be repairable, Sir Ernest was left with no other option than to abandon ship and set up camps on the ice. While Endurance will be a wreck, I expect to find her hull largely intact. She would have suffered additional impact damage when hitting the seabed, but I don't expect this to be too bad." … [Read more...] about Antarctic: Where ‘zombies’ thrive and shipwrecks are preserved
