Our nation’s capital is a regular destination for tourists year-round, but the Cherry Blossom Festival in spring is especially popular. We might not normally pay that much attention to the exact dates of spring blooming in our daily lives, but researchers have found that on average, spring is arriving earlier now than in the mid-1900s. This video examines the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms in light of these warming temperatures: http://youtu.be/
Want to know more about earlier spring warmth? Post a question in the comments and we will respond to on-topic, relevant inquiries about spring blooming. This is impact #13 in our Climate Change Impacts in Parks series; see the entire series at http://www.flickr.com/
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