This year might be another strike in the 'loss column' for Punxsutawney Phil, which isn't much of a surprise, since he's wrong about 60 per cent of the time. He forecast six more weeks of winter, yet it seems spring is already in full bloom across parts of the U.S. where blooms should still be nearly a month away.
Some pussy willow buds have already opened at Arnold Arboretum in Boston. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty Images
Much of the "early spring" has to do with the warm start to 2023. Much of the South and Southeast are off to their top-10 warmest years on record, and several cities are seeing their top-five warmest: Houston, Jackson, Nashville and Atlanta. O'Connell said spring is coming early more frequently -- and climbing to warmer temperatures -- because of climate change, which is a significant shift for plants and animals. The timing of when plants bloom is critical for the pollinators who depend on them. If the blooms appear early, the blooms could already be gone by the time pollinators appear, creating what scientists call "ecological mismatch.
"One out of every three bites of food that we eat" is directly connected to a pollinator, Ron Magill, communications director and wildlife expert at Zoo Miami, previously told CNN. Around 30% of the food on our tables gets there because of things like butterflies, bees and bats.
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