Keywords: nps ccrp climate change climatechange global warming globalwarming washington dc cherry blossom outdoor tree plant 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. Our new video examines the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms in light of these warming temperatures. 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. Our new video examines the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms in light of these warming temperatures. |