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Botanists see winter fading away in U.K.
London (UPI) Feb 8, 2008 Climate change is leading some British botanists to conclude that winter is disappearing as a distinct season in the United Kingdom. Scientists from the Kew Gardens said Friday that Britain's seasons appear to go from fall to spring with only a few wet and relatively mild months in between. Their conclusions were based not only on temperature and rainfall but on plant behavior that has seen spring flowers and leaf buds on trees appearing what used to be the dead of winter. "These are months earlier than the norm and given that they are species that have evolved in the vagaries of the English climate, the more remarkable, because one would expect them not to react so easily to milder weather in winter," said Nigel Taylor, curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. The Scotsman said similar observations were coming out of botanical gardens as far north as Edinburgh. Taylor told The Telegraph that Britain's many amateur gardeners might want to adjust their planting schedules accordingly. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Climate Science News - Modeling, Mitigation Adaptation
Wind Patterns Could Mask Effects Of Global Warming In Ocean
Liverpool, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2008Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that natural variability in the earth's atmosphere could be masking the overall effect of global warming in the North Atlantic Ocean. Scientists have previously found that surface temperatures around the globe have risen over the last 30 years in accord with global warming. |
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