Publication Date March 22, 2016 | Here and Now

Early Spring impacts humans and other living things

United States
A woman uses her cell phone to take a pictures as the cherry blossoms begin to bloom at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, March 22, 2016. Photo: Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images)
A woman uses her cell phone to take a pictures as the cherry blossoms begin to bloom at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, March 22, 2016. Photo: Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images)

The unseasonably warm weather in the U.S. and all over the world has not only set records, but it may be an indicator of what’s to come.

Researchers say climate change will shorten winters by two to three weeks. And the early spring has impacts on many species