Earlier butterfly emergence linked to climate change

Friday, March 19, 2010 - 00:28 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 an Australian-led study. The work reveals a causal link between increasing greenhouse gases, regional warming and the change in timing of a natural event.

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