Our planet is changing due to global warming and a lot of the creatures that live here are now under threat because of that. One of the largest concerns for ecologists are bees, Earth’s natural pollinators which have already seen substantially dwindling numbers in recent years.
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00:00Our planet is changing due to global warming, and a lot of the creatures that live here
00:08are now under threat because of that.
00:10One of the largest concerns for ecologists are bees, Earth's natural pollinators, which
00:15have already seen substantially dwindling numbers in recent years.
00:18But now researchers in the United Arab Emirates are working on a solution, one which will
00:22make these ecological mainstays more resilient to warmer temperatures.
00:26According to bee experts, most bee species can't survive in temperatures upwards of
00:31113 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit, temperatures the UAE is expected to see as our planet continues
00:37to warm, which is why they have now bred a strain of queen bees that is able to withstand
00:41much hotter temperatures.
00:43With production manager Hatta Hani in the UAE saying about the situation, quote, climate
00:47change of course plays a big role.
00:49It's a big factor when it comes to honey production.
00:51If there's no rainfall, the bees are affected.
00:53If the temperature rises in a season, the bees are affected.
00:56They may not collect honey, but this new GMO queen bee is a ray of hope in a world without
01:01much for the striped pollinators.
01:03In fact, in the U.S., the National Agricultural Statistics Service reported recently that
01:07bee colonies have dwindled by more than 30 percent in the last 30 years alone.