For more than 200 years, scientists have documented the changing seasons across the British Isles. Now, these long-term records have revealed a concerning trend. Spring is arriving nearly a full month earlier than it used to.
For more than 200 years, scientists have documented the changing seasons across the British Isles. Now, these long-term records have revealed a concerning trend.
Many of the earliest records were kept by botanists. But today, anyone can contribute. That means the number of observations has dramatically increased in recent decades. The researchers next compared their findings with historical U.K. climate records, including temperature and precipitation. They found that the changes in the spring bloom are strongly correlated with rising temperatures.
Some studies, like the U.K. analysis, focus on the timing of flowering plants. A recent EPA analysis, for instance, found that Washington, D.C.’s iconic cherry blossoms—originally a gift from the mayor of Tokyo back in 1912—now bloom about five days earlier than they did a century ago. There’s a similar trend happening in Japan .
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