Climate Change A Major Threat To Bumble Bees Summary

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In the article, “Climate Change a Major Threat to Bumble Bees” by Jane Ogilvie, stated that there are climate changes causing for the decreasing of flower availability throughout the seasons. And as for bumble bees, their main source of food would be pollen, which are from the flowers. The main cause for the flowers would be the snow melts, since it melts early causing the flowering seasons to be extended longer. Affecting the whole global climate circle then only having the remains of the unsuitable flowers, and not allowing the bumble bees to pick the suitable flowers to pollinate. Ever since studies have shown the decreasing of bumble bees, researches has worked much harder to play close attentions to the bumble bees now. And have come to an understanding that they can no longer avoid or forget about this matter and start taking action to improve. The article has enhanced my knowledge of the effects the climate changes can have towards what happens on earth. For an example here would be the bumble …show more content…
Natural causes happens for certains reasons, and is important to have an understanding to why it had occurred. And a better approach towards this would be what can be done to change and improve this issue. Fertilization remains a key point towards the earth because if plants no longer has an existence. Then life on earth would not exist because there will be no more trees left to create oxygen for the humans and the wildlife. Just like how if bumble bees starts to make a disappearance on earth, then other living resources will start doing the same thing too. Overall it is best for everybody to always be updated with what goes on around them, just like how the researches are always ready to find new things to learn and see ways to make things

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