Minnesota Phenology Network

Extreme heat increasing in both summer and winter  Phys.orgA new study shows extreme heat events both in the summer and in the winter are increasing across the U.S. and Canada, while extreme cold events in summer ...

CO2 Science  CO2 Science MagazinePaper Reviewed Li, L., Manning, W.J. and Wang, X.K. 2018. Autumnal leaf abscission of sugar maple is not delayed by atmospheric CO2 enrichment.

CO2 Science MagazineElevated CO2 Does Not Alter Autumnal Leaf Abscission in Sugar MapleCO2 Science MagazineGiven the above observations, Li et al. conclude that "future elevated CO2 is not going to affect autumnal phenology of A. saccharum Marsh through altering the length of the growing season directly, although the productivity increase [over the growing ...

Mother JonesThe Night of the Gingko Lets Us Watch Climate Change in Real TimeMother JonesThe James Hall records constitute one entry in an enormous trove of data by citizen scientists showing how climate change is stretching and compressing seasons, altering the fragile balance of phenology, or biological timing. Trees unfold their leaves ...

The Night of the Gingko Lets Us Watch Climate Change in Real Time  Mother JonesThis story was originally published by Slate and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A gingko tree stands outside my bedroom window in ...

Tribal people face disproportionate impact from climate change  Indian Country Today Media NetworkAn immediate threat cited by the report is that many communities will again have to move away from tribal homelands. A new climate report released Friday by ...

Cordova TimesStudy looks at climate impact on PollockCordova TimesPhenology is the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life. Thirty-two years of data from ichthyoplankton surveys was used in this study, published in mid-November, to reconstruct timing ...

Study looks at climate impact on Pollock  Cordova TimesA federal fisheries study on the impact of climate change on Pollock has found that spawning times have varied in the Gulf of Alaska by over three weeks ...

Minneapolis Star TribuneOld Man Winter Is Still "All Hat, No Cattle"Minneapolis Star TribuneNorthern Minnesota Phenology Report - November 20th, 2018. I've always been interested the outdoors and how the change of seasons impacts the birds, plants and animals. I did a little research and found this great weekly segment by John Latimer ...

Minneapolis Star TribuneWeather Forecast: A Riddle Wrapped In An EnigmaMinneapolis Star TribuneNorthern Minnesota Phenology Report - November 20th, 2018. I've always been interested the outdoors and how the change of seasons impacts the birds, plants and animals. I did a little research and found this great weekly segment by John Latimer ...

EARTH TALK: Is Fall Foliage Compromised Due To Climate Change?  AmericaJR.com—Bess Walker, Clinton, CT. An uptick in the intensity of hurricanes, prolonged periods of drought precipitating wildfires, flooded out coastal regions, melting ice ...

Baby, it's cold outside — but global warming has not taken a Thanksgiving break  Discover MagazineAn Arctic blast may have brought cold Thanksgiving temperatures to parts of the U.S., but the long-term trend of global warming continues.

Spatial variations in crop growing seasons pivotal to reproduce global fluctuations in maize and wheat yieldsScience AdvancesA fundamental prerequisite to disentangle these confounding factors in global gridded crop models is a realistic representation of plant development dates and phenology, that is, the timing of planting, anthesis, and maturity (11, 26). Detailed ...

The Montgomery HeraldDo environmental factors affect fall foliage colors?The Montgomery HeraldDear EarthTalk: Do environmental factors influence fall foliage colors? — Bess Walker, Clinton, Conn. An uptick in the intensity of hurricanes, prolonged periods of drought precipitating wildfires, flooded out coastal regions, melting ice caps — most ...

Do environmental factors affect fall foliage colors? | Community  The Montgomery HeraldDear EarthTalk: Do environmental factors influence fall foliage colors? — Bess Walker, Clinton, Conn.

Spatial variations in crop growing seasons pivotal to reproduce global fluctuations in maize and wheat yields  Science AdvancesTesting our understanding of crop yield responses to weather fluctuations at global scale is notoriously hampered by limited information about underlying ...

VIU QES Scholar Proves All Dreams Can Be Possible | News  Vancouver Island University NewsIt has been a long journey for Avryl Brophy to realize she could achieve academically. “I grew up in foster care since I was 12 years old,” she says. “I never saw ...

Boulder scientist talks climate change, Estes respondsEstes Park Trail-GazetteSome observed and expected changes mentioned had to do with the correlation upset between earlier snowmelt and water for plants and animals in later months; a favorability of invasive plants and animals; mismatches in phenology between plants, ...

The PackerGlobal apple show draws big crowd, awards innovatorsThe Packer“By taking an existing technology of pest control using mating disruption and adding a combination of pest phenology, real-time environmental monitoring and microcomputing control hardware and software, CBC Europe have developed a simple technology ...

Global apple show draws big crowd, awards innovators  The PackerBOLZANO, Italy – Bringing 20000 people to the mountain-rimmed apple region of South Tyrol in northern Italy, the Nov. 15-17 Interpoma 2018 was three days of ...