As Greenland Warms, Nature’s Seasonal Clock Is Thrown Off-Kilter – Yale Environment 360
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Article Synopsis – Global warming is disrupting the seasonal patterns that have historically governed the greening of vegetation and the migration and reproduction of animals in Greenland. In the past decade, “the onset of spring has moved up four days for every 10 degrees north of the equator. That builds to a 16-day advance on average north of the 59th parallel. And the rate of change appears to be accelerating. These rapid changes threaten to uncouple the tightly synchronized springtime routines of Arctic ecosystems”. To read the actual article click here.