@...@ In a newly published study, University of Wisconsin~Madison researchers used the Spring Indices to extrapolate leaf and flower emergence dates for the remainder of the century, finding that spring plants will eventually bloom approximately three weeks earlier//© The team attributes that shift to **greenhouse~forced climate change,** which they say will have **complex and spatially variable effects on spring onset//**
@...@ Different areas of the country will notice the shifting seasons at different times//© In the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States, spring onset is expected to shift more rapidly than in southern regions, for example//