The Vanishing Insect Extinction Is Another Canary in the Coal Mine
If you've ever gone on a road trip, you probably have distinct memories of bugs flying at, and smashing on, your windshield — along with the inevitable cleanup the mess necessitated afterward. If you think about it for a minute, though, you may realize that it's been awhile since your windshield was covered with insects.
This may initially seem like a good thing, but this occurrence, dubbed the "windshield phenomenon" by entomologists,1 is an ominous warning — a canary in the coalmine that the environment is in grave danger.
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we have lived at this house, the birdsong in the early morning - the "dawn chorus" - has gone from being deafening to almost unnoticeable. 25 years. Fewer insects means fewer birds. We used to see toads in our yard; I haven't seen one in at least five years.
We have lived in the same house for 23 years, and I too see and hear fewer birds now than before. I have also seen fewer turtles over the last couple of years. I used to see them walking across roadways but haven’t seen any this year or last year.
