First study to link earlier butterfly emergence with climate change
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 12:07
in Earth & Climate
Butterflies are emerging in spring over 10 days earlier than they did 65 years ago, a shift that has been linked to regional human-induced climate change in a University of Melbourne- led study. The work reveals for the first time, a causal link between increasing greenhouse gases, regional warming and the change in timing of a natural event.