Climate Change Causes Beetles To Vanish!
By Paul Homewood
Scientists have warned of a dramatic and unexplained decline in the number of beetles in Britain, according to the Daily Telegraph.
A study which monitored dozens of Britain’s most common beetle varieties found that three quarters of them have seen their populations plummet in the last 15 years, according to the Journal of Applied Ecology.
The scientists who wrote the report admit they have not got a clue what has caused this decline, but say possible causes of the decline are changes to habitats and climate change.
Apparently, in a country where temperatures can vary by 30C from winter to summer, 4C on average from North to South, and often 10C or more from day to night, the poor little devils simply cannot cope when temperatures go up by half a degree.
The clue, of course, lies in the announcement that “Further research is planned.” No doubt the mention of climate change will add a few noughts to the grant they get.
Meantime, if they want to know more about the decline, I advise them to ask Yoko Ono!