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Location: Southern Ireland

Picture: Cerberus heatwave over the Iberian peninsula and southern France

  • wabooti@lemmy.mlOPM
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    1 year ago

    Location: Central Germany

    Cerberus heatwave mostly spared us here with only Saturday being a freakishly hot day (28°C --> 38°C temp jump for a day) but it showed me once again how badly prepared most older buildings are for what is to come.

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      1 year ago

      Location: Florida

      In the past it was normal after driving the highways to have the front of your car covered in insect splatterings, especially during the two love-bug seasons per year. There was a small industry for bug wash, but nets, etc. After a long drive from one end of the state to the other you have to stop and wash the front of your car off just to see. Now, nothing. Nothing at all. First the tiny things go, then the small things, then the food.

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    1 year ago

    Location: Czechia

    Absolutely no bugs or birds. It’s on the decline for some years but it’s just earily quiet this summer.

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        1 year ago

        I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic, sure I’ve seen some pigeons and heard a bird here and there. But sitting on my balcony, I just hear silence (and some traffic) where birdsong used to almost drown out traffic noise. Two trees in front of my home always had several bird nests, nothing this year. I haven’t seen a single sparrow or woodpecker which used to be common. And I’m barely seeing any insects on places that used to be full of them so I guess there’s just nothing left to eat.

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          I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic

          I was serious, I’m sorry if I came across as rude.

          And I’m barely seeing any insects on places that used to be full of them so I guess there’s just nothing left to eat.

          Thank you for sharing this sad news. The reason I asked is that I live in Europe as well, and if things are this severe in Central Europe, than pretty soon the shitshow will come for the rest of us as well. Luckily birds and insects are still going strong here in western parts of Norway, for now that is. Still we’re seeing more jellyfish in the fjords and less fish than before. We’re also experiencing more ticks than earlier years. Things are looking bleak indeed.