The world’s top insect experts say our planet’s important insect population is going through a “death by a thousand cuts.” A new group of studies suggests Earth is losing around 1 to 2 percent of its insects each year. The losses are blamed on climate change, pollution, agriculture, land use changes and chemicals. David Wagner of the University of Connecticut is the lead writer of the 12 studies, which recently appeared in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. The research involved 56 scientists from around the world. The problem, sometimes called the insect apocalypse, is a complex issue. Even scientists say they do not fully understand it. And the complexity of the issue makes it hard to get the public interested in possible solutions.
Title: New Studies Show Drops in World Insect Population
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data-end-time='34458'>The losses are blamed on climate change, pollution, agriculture, land use changes and chemicals.</span> <span data-start-time='34458' data-end-time='50229'>David Wagner of the University of Connecticut is the lead writer of the 12 studies, which recently appeared in Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.</span> <span data-start-time='50229' data-end-time='56313'>The research involved 56 scientists from around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='56313' data-end-time='64458'>The problem, sometimes called the insect apocalypse, is a complex issue.</span> <span data-start-time='64458' data-end-time='69729'>Even scientists say they do not fully understand it.</span> <span data-start-time='69729' data-end-time='79333'>And the complexity of the issue makes it hard to get the public interested in possible solutions.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4904/climate_change.wav'><span>climate change</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4904/an_increase_of_birds.wav'><span>an increase of birds</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4904/pollution.wav'><span>pollution</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4904/land_use_of_chemicals.wav'><span>land use of chemicals</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16826 data-hint-location='12833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4904/each_year_the_earth_is_losing_about_1_to_2_percent_of_its__blank_.wav'>Each year, the Earth is losing about 1 to 2 percent of its <span 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