Pronunciation ChallengeCNN10: Apocalyptic San Francisco, Honeybees | September 14, 2020

When bees go out to forage, they collect nectar and pollen to bring back to their colony.

【Transcript】
The wildfire in California has created an unusual scene in San Francisco. The fire and the smoke had painted the sky orange. A pedestrian said it looked just like the apocalypse, or the end of the world, and the daytime looked just like a nighttime, people even turned on the lights in their houses because it was too dark. Wildfires, raging across the West Coast have generated the smoke and caused ash to rain down. Other places, such as Salem, Oregon experienced similar apocalyptic glows. Dozens of wildfires have been ravaging the West Coast, scorching and burning millions of acres of land, which has led to the longest stretch of unhealthy air quality alerts on record in the Bay Area.

And now, moving on to our little flying workers that help produce honey.
Yes, they are bees.

From the middle of the last century until now, US bee colonies have declined from about six million to less than three million. Collectively, these little creatures are so important to the survival of our planet and to the economy as well. The honeybees are not just the honey producer since one-third of all the world's food crop production, like almonds and avocados, depend on pollinators. Bee colonies are being ravaged by diseases, and the use of pesticides and fungicides in farming. Luckily, there is a new bee technology that can keep track and monitor the health status of the bee colonies. With a small Internet-connected sensor placed under the roof of the hive, it measures temperature, humidity, sound and movement. The technology allows beekeepers to remotely monitor their hives, so that they can check more quickly and easily whether there is a problem, ensuring more pollination and more food for a growing global population.

If you would like to see how important bees are for the world, I recommend you dear listeners to watch the “Bee Movie”. It is an animated film, very funny and educational.

【Question Time!】
If you could go back in time, what would you want to do the most?

【Epilogue】
Dear listeners, thanks for joining us today.
When I graduated from elementary school.
My family and I moved to Los Angeles.
We stayed there briefly for a year and enjoyed the Cali-sunshine
If I could go back in time,
I would probably hang out with my American friends more often
And participate in more school activities.
I could have went on a triple date but I was too shy back then and said no
Imagine how fun it would have been.

Anyways, let me know what you would do if you could go back in time.

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