If the climate crisis leads to an insect die-off, human life will be less livable – and more boringThe labyrinthine world of insects is in deep trouble. Scientists have uncovered startling declines in their populations , with the United Nations estimating that half a million species could be lost by the midpoint of this century.In writing about this silent unfolding disaster for my new book, The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World, I explored how the loss of insects imperils our food security, potentially deprives us of new medicines and degrades the ecosystems we… Source – Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/01/insect-crisis-book-climate-bees-moths-roaches-flies-facts