Spring in the Alps Now Begins Almost a Week Earlier than It Did 25 Years Ago

Spring in the Alps now begins almost a week earlier than it did 25 years ago

Plants are sprouting from the ground earlier and earlier once the snow has disappeared. This is now happening on average six days earlier than 25 years ago, according to a newly published study by SLF researcher Michael Zehnder and colleagues.

Plants sprout from the ground every time before after the disappearance of the snow in the...