"Thousands of dead turtle doves rained down on roofs and cars in an Italian town in the latest in a growing spate of mass animal deaths across the globe. Residents in Faenza described the birds falling to the ground like 'little Christmas balls' with strange blue stains on their beaks." But, you know, not to worry. @ 1:30 pm
The Great Planetary Die-Off
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Destroyer, "Kaputt" And Why Everything's Fine With The Birds And The Environment And Stuff
Okay. It's been fun (is that the right word?) getting all hysterical about the great planetary die-off this week. (Sure, yes, "fun" is right.) But, really, everything's going to be okay. Read More
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Bird Songs For The Apocalypse (Or, The Last Mixtape Any Of Us Will Ever Listen To)
I guess it shouldn't come as any surprise that a list of rock songs with the word "bird" in the title would be a list of great songs. After all, birds fly (or, well, they used to) and rock stars like to pretend to fly by using drugs and airplanes. Anyway, with the recent planetary news, birds are on the brain. It's not hard to connect the dots (though it is very hard to do so as wonderfully as some other people do): the world needs a soundtrack to end to. And, actually, we could do worse. Read More
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Where The Dying Is Happening
View Mass Animal Deaths in a larger map
Having a hard time keeping track of the Great Planetary Die-Off? Good news! This handy map will help you stay current on all of the signs of the forthcoming apocalypse. But what does it all mean? Here are some possible answers. [Via]
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Now The Crabs Are Dying
And there's more: "Thousands of dead crabs have washed up along the Kent coast, with environmental experts believing the cold weather in Britain is to blame. The Velvet swimming crabs – also called devil crabs – are thought to be victims of Britain's coldest December in 120 years, which left sea temperatures much lower than average. More than 40,000 of the crabs – Britain's largest swimming crab – are littering beaches around Thanet, along with smaller numbers of whelks, sponges and anemones."
