Spring in Sweden begins a week earlier than 100 years ago, scientists say

In Sweden, leaves and flowers begin to appear approximately one week earlier than a century ago, findings show. (Getty Images/iStock)
If you’re eagerly waiting for springtime you can count on the wait being one week shorter compared to the last 100 years.

Modern-day measurements compared to what was seen in late 1800s and early 1900s shows spring leaves and flowers arriving on average one week, sometimes as much as two weeks, earlier.

The findings come from the Swedish National Phenology Network at the University of Agricultural Sciences, based on gathered reports from the whole of Sweden.

Related stories from around the North:

Canada: Future Arctic won’t look like today’s Arctic, report says, CBC News

Finland: Goodbye snow? High pressure front to bring warm spring weather in Finland, Yle News

Norway: Arctic Norway: temperatures on Svalbard have been above normal for 100 straight months, The Independent Barents Observer

Sweden: Groundwater levels unusually low in Sweden despite melting snow, Radio Sweden

United States: 2018 was the 4th-warmest year on record, NOAA and NASA reveal, CBC News

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