6 upvotes and no comments for the single most important story on HN for the year so far.
To quote a poster:
A smiling bee says, "When we go, we're taking you with us!"
The ongoing human-caused insect apocalypse signals that the same is coming for humanity. Most flowering dicotyledonous plants don't make fruits or seeds without pollinating insects.
There goes many human crops. There go the forests that catch and slowly release rainwater to irrigate those crops. There goes much of on-land CO₂ absorbtion and capture. Here comes the big dustbowl, there goes the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, goodbye to every coastal town and city in the world.
To quote a poster:
A smiling bee says, "When we go, we're taking you with us!"
The ongoing human-caused insect apocalypse signals that the same is coming for humanity. Most flowering dicotyledonous plants don't make fruits or seeds without pollinating insects.
There goes many human crops. There go the forests that catch and slowly release rainwater to irrigate those crops. There goes much of on-land CO₂ absorbtion and capture. Here comes the big dustbowl, there goes the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, goodbye to every coastal town and city in the world.