Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Nature Adapts to Shifting Seasons.

We found a great article on MNN.com (Mother Nature Network) titled, "Nature adapts to Shifting Seasons". The article discusses how scientists are using nature to determine the arrival of Spring. Read the article below or click here.

"Nature adapts to Shifting Seasons."
By Tim Radford

LONDON - Appalachian spring - and springtime in the Rockies, and mountain greenery too - will tune up a little earlier: up to a month earlier, according to new studies from the United States. 

Scientists report in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that careful analysis of observations of budburst - that promising moment near the end of winter when green shoots begin to appear on trees - show that spring could arrive dramatically earlier by the end of this centure.

Click here to read the entire article.


No comments:

Post a Comment