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Mass bee die-offs are threatening nearly half of U.S. crops
2016-01-10 05:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Week: We know bees are in decline and we know that losing pollinators is bad for crops. But until recently, the finer points remained a mystery. "It's clear that pollinators are in trouble," said Taylor Ricketts, biologist at the University of Vermont and coauthor of the study, in a prepared statement. "But what's been less clear is where they are in the most trouble -- and where their decline will have the most consequence for farms and food." Even the White House acknowledged the dearth of information....
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