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Scientists cross-referencing climate data with seasons suggest longer summers and shorter winter seasons.ByAlexandra Kelley | March 27, 2021https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.447.1_en.html#goog_34483743Volume 20%

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• Climate data from 1952 reveals prolonged summers and shorter winters, falls, and springs.
• Greenhouse gas emissions are the main cause.

Certain environmental phenomena, like flowers and plants blooming early and migratory birds travelling prematurely, is more than nature working ahead of schedule.

New research posits that the seasons changing ahead of time could be a result of climate change and the warming of average global temperatures, resulting in a prolonged summer. These balance shifts could have dangerous implications for agriculture and natural environments, as well as human health.

Published in the journal of Geophysical Research and Letters,the studylooks at climate and seasonal data spanning 1952 to 2011 in the Northern Hemisphere. Collecting temperature data over these years helped scientists track when each…