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Spring has sprung early, according to the annual Status of Spring report from the USA National Phenology Network.
Phenology is the study of seasonal change and the network tracks when leaves sprout as heat accumulates across the nation.
According to the network’s 2023 report, spring leaves sprouted 20 days earlier than usual in Appalachia.
Appalachia is not alone in its early spring as parts of the southeast, lower Midwest, and mid-Atlantic are seeing either the earliest spring on record or a spring that only occurs once every 40 years.
Without a harsh enough winter, plants adapt and respond as they have for millennia. Spring leaf out continues to spread north, arriving several days to weeks earlier than average in much of the nation.
At the beginning of each calendar year, nature responds to gradual heat accumulation in the earth’s atmosphere. When the daily average is above freezing, plants and animals act accordingly, preparing to grow.
While a mild winter is enjoyable to some, without low temperatures plants sprout earlier, disrupting gardeners’ and farmers’ crops.
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This week, a new novel about two girls and an astronomy textbook draws inspiration from one of the quietest places in West Virginia. Also, author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle talks about growing up as part of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. And, a Kentucky tattoo artist practices traditional tattooing and traditional music. He says they’re not too different.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA new young adult novel titled "The Secret Astronomers" captures a slice of life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This debut novel by author Jessica Walter tells the story of a friendship between two high school students as they unravel a decades-old mystery. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Walker before the book was released a few months ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAfter a frigid winter, we are now in the month that will bring us spring. The Allegheny Front, a public radio program based in Pittsburgh, that reports on environmental issues in the region, brings us this look at how climate change might affect just how early spring flowers bloom.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWe listen to an excerpt from the latest Inside Appalachia and learn about the influence and contributions of Oscar Micheaux, an African American filmmaker who lived in Virginia in the 1920s and shattered stereotypes.
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