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Wildflower Season in Rockies Is 35 Days Longer as Climate Warms
2014-03-18 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: David Inouye Crested Butte, Colorado A warming climate has extended the wildflower season in the Rocky Mountains by 35 days since the 1970s, according to a 39-year study of more than two million blooms. The bloom season, which used to run from late May to early September, now lasts from late April to late September, the researchers say. Previous, less extensive studies seemed to indicate most wildflowers simply shift their bloom cycles to earlier in the year, but new findings published in the Proceedings...
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