The warmest decade ever recorded was 2001–2010, and
according to a monthly analysis by NASA scientists, January 2017
was the third warmest January on record. It was 0.92 degrees
Celsius warmer than the mean January temperature from
1951 to 1980. That may not sound like much, but even one degree
can have an impact on Earth. Warmer temperatures affect the
physical environment and plants and animals. What’s happening
now? How does it affect the food system?
There’s a trend toward earlier springs.
What does this mean for flowering plants
and pollinators that have co-evolved?
What happens when the snows melt and
flowers bloom? Will the pollinators be there, too?
Maple sugar is an important
agricultural crop and a multimillion
dollar industry. Will warming temperatures
have an effect on maple syrup production?
Why are stone fruit and nut
trees producing misshapen
fruit and empty shells?