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March 2, 2017

Spring Arriving in Northern Hemisphere Far Earlier Than a Decade Ago
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In climate news, new research finds spring is arriving in the Northern
Hemisphere far earlier than it did a decade ago. The report in the
journal Biology Letters found that spring arrived 22 days ahead of
normal in Washington, D.C., this year, while in the Arctic some plant
species began sprouting nearly a month earlier than normal. Meanwhile,
an Argentine research base in Antarctica reported Wednesday it recorded
a record high temperature of 63.5 degrees. The findings are consistent
with models for global warming and came as the last three years were
successively the hottest on record.


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