Today’s scary cult propaganda, which has been reproduced across quite a bit of the Credentialed Media
Locust Swarms Could Be Turbocharged By Climate Change, New Study Says
More frequent extreme weather events could power swarms of desert locusts and expand their habitat, according to new research.
T?he study, published in the journal Science Advances, analyzed 15 years of desert locust outbreaks.
W?hat the study says:
-Locusts are more prone to infest arid areas soaked by episodes of extreme rainfall, which are being made worse by climate change fueled by greenhouse gas emissions.
-Rainfall in dry areas replenishes soil moisture, which is critical for locust eggs to develop. It also spurs the growth of vegetation that feeds locust larvae, called hoppers.
– A warming climate could expand current locust habitat area by 13% to 25% and drive the destructive pests into areas previously uninhabitable, such as west central Asia.
Could might maybe possibly. Why do they so rarely say “you know, this is going to happen for sure, we guarantee it”? Why is it always a squishy prognostication left rather open? What is mostly likely going on is that they expect a bigger locust year and this allows them to Blame mankind, but, if it doesn’t happen, this gets memoryholed. And, seriously, just 15 years of data? That doesn’t seem like a long time to establish a baseline. What about comparing it to locust outbreaks during the previous Holocene warm and cool periods.
(AP) The study found that especially vulnerable locations like Morocco and Kenya remain high-risk but locust habitats had expanded since 1985 and projects that they will continue growing by at least 5% by the end of the 21st century, predictably to west India and west central Asia.
ZOMG, 5%! Who pays the price if this doesn’t happen? Oh, right, no one will remember this by 2100.
NC’s alligator population estimate over 1000 and booming !
More good news? Locusts are highly nutritious. Morrocco and Kenya look to be the set for a protein boon the likes of which they have never seen. They should probably stock up on BBQ and soy sauce.