Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Ben See Profile picture
@ClimateBen
Aug 21, 2019 • 9 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
Pollinators are being wiped out to the point of extinction, with catastrophic consequences for all life on Earth.

[THREAD]
'pollination depends on thousands of wild insect types, such as bumblebees, flies and beetles.'

Scientists have known for years that pollinators are increasingly under threat.

From 2013:

ft.com/content/a7ffe7…
Extinction:

40% of invertebrate pollinator species (bees, butterflies) and 16% of vertebrate pollinators (bats & birds) are threatened with extinction.

The causes:

🔺pesticides
🔺habitat loss due to development
🔺pathogens
🔺global warming

From 2016:
grist.org/food/mass-exti…
Up to 50% of global bee species may be threatened with extinction:

'a variety of agricultural practices are contributing to steep declines in key pollinating species'

m.phys.org/news/2016-02-p…
Disappearing bumblebee species under threat of extinction:

The American Bumblebee is critically endangered. The native N. American species, Bombus pensylvanicus, faces imminent extinction from Canada, highest/most at-risk classification before extinction.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/…
Bees:

'Insects are at the heart of every kind of ecological process you can think of.'

'If you're a bee and you are sick and poisoned and hungry all at the same time, then it is not surprising you might die.'

#EcologicalEmergency #pesticides

m.dw.com/en/we-cannot-s…
By 2013 it was believed that 1 in 5 of the millions of invertebrate species on Earth was at risk of Extinction.

Some of the most cherished species of all—butterflies—showed signs of a significant decline in population if not outright disappearance.
👇
independent.co.uk/environment/be…
Thread on 17 pollinators potentially facing oblivion:

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Ben See

Ben See Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @ClimateBen

Ben See Profile picture
Sep 17
BREAKING: scientists warn humanity has 66 months to organise and implement a massive unprecedented transformative shift away from today's short term profits and economic growth to halt biodiversity destruction and curb extinction rates which are now the fastest in Earth history🧵
1. Corporations block change

Achieving the Biodiversity Plan will require massive, unprecedented transformation and shifting from short term profits to long term sustainability..high ambition must prevail..halt and reverse biodiversity destruction by 2030.iucn.org/cbdcop16
2. 'moving away from the conception of economic progress based solely on GDP growth'

See joint IPCC-IPBES 2020-2021 report totally ignored by mass media.

Thread:

Read 4 tweets
Ben See Profile picture
Sep 16
BREAKING: the majority of climate scientists now expect conditions extreme enough to wipe out 35-70% of Earth's species within decades 🧵
1. An extraordinary 77% of IPCC scientists questioned expect 2.6-5°C of global warming (or more) in the coming 5 to 9 decades.



Conservation biologists say at least half of Earth's species will be wiped out at 3°C.

Thread:
dumptheguardian.com/environment/ar…
2. Abrupt climate change is just one (major) compounding factor in extinction catastrophe. Scientists dreaming of 1.4-1.5°C by 2100 face a new reality. The recently updated best-case scenario 1.6-1.8°C by ~2050 is very unlikely. Expect 1.9-2°C by 2030-2050.nature.com/articles/s4155…
Read 6 tweets
Ben See Profile picture
Sep 16
BREAKING: new terrifying best-case global warming scenario of 1.6-1.8°C and falling is based on profoundly speculative assumptions with 95% of scientists actually fully expecting 1.9-2.1°C and rising fast towards 21st century extinction for the majority of Earth's species 🧵
1. Few IPCC experts expect the extraordinary emergency action in the coming years of capitalism required (in theory) to avoid 2.7-3.3°C. They expect 1.9-5°C.

Change this Extinction Economy now while it's still too late to protect species and everyone.

dumptheguardian.com/environment/ar…
2. At least half of all species extinct at around 2.75/3.25°C.

Thread
Read 8 tweets
Ben See Profile picture
Sep 14
BREAKING:  horror as scientists confirm cataclysmic global warming of 1.75-2°C by 2030-2050 is unavoidable even in best-case emissions scenarios 🧵
1. "We inevitably face..overshoot" (beyond 1.5°C)


'by.. probably multiple tenths of a degree even under the highest possible ambition'


So in theory with wildly optimistic assumptions best-case 1.7-1.8°C by 2050 (1.9-2.6°C likely).ted.com/talks/johan_ro…
nature.com/articles/s4155…
2. With the consensus best case scenario now realistically ~1.75°C, time to recall the IPCC second best scenario has been shown to have a 66-68% chance of >2°C by 2044-2065 in a major study recognised by mainstream scientists.

So.. 1.75-2.25°C by 2050.

news.stanford.edu/stories/2023/0…
Read 7 tweets
Ben See Profile picture
Sep 12
BREAKING: out of control methane emissions are following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most pessimistic greenhouse gas scenarios implying a cataclysmic global temperature increase of 1.9-2.1°C and rising in the next decade or two 🧵
1/emissions soaring to record highs

trend “cannot continue if we are to maintain a habitable climate

currently no technologies capable of removing gas from atmosphere

researchers found little evidence world is making progress on pledges to cut emissions
euronews.com/green/2024/09/…
2/'The growth in emissions they observed follows the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most pessimistic greenhouse gas scenarios. This could mean a global temperature increase of more than 3C above pre-industrial times by the end of the century.'
euronews.com/green/2024/09/…
Read 4 tweets
Ben See Profile picture
Sep 10
BREAKING: horrific extreme temperatures of 2023/2024 unlikely to be a blip with 1.75-2°C of global warming projected to hammer Earth's species within years 🧵
1. A range of projections show 1.75-2°C as likely to hit by 2030-2043, so in less than one or two decades. Conservative estimate: 2°C by ~2048.

'some combination of forcings or changes in feedbacks may be driving higher global temperatures going forward'

theclimatebrink.com/p/2024s-unusua…
2. Without utterly extraordinary events in the coming years we can anticipate 2°C by 2030-2043.

See James Hansen's comments:
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

Send Email!

:(