Rushing Spring

Global Warming Rushes Timing of Spring
By SETH BORENSTEIN

"The fingerprints of man-made climate change are evident in seasonal timing changes for thousands of species on Earth, according to dozens of studies and last year's authoritative report by the Nobel Prize-winning international climate scientists. More than 30 scientists told The Associated Press how global warming is affecting plants and animals at springtime across the country, in nearly every state."

The National Phenology Network at the U.S. Geological Survey is monitoring these changes which will have countless direct and indirect affects on plants, insects, birds, animals, and humans, from food supplies to allergies.