Ecosystem Collapse Mysteries

Note: Repost from the old blog.

To bend your mind around a few things, try these baffling examples of what looks like instances of total ecosystem collapse in the US:

White-nose syndrome in bats. Also here.

Bee colony collapse disorder.

Try to figure out why these two environmental syndromes are occurring. For the life of me, I cannot. But I am thinking maybe global warming?

Plus, some think that they are related.

My mind is spinning. What’s next, anyway? Scary stuff.