Spring Coming Earlier Than It Used To
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As the first signs of winter push into the Northeast, researchers have some good news for fair weather fans &#151; spring is coming earlier than it used to.
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It seemed so simple and familiar: Spring forward, fall back. For 20 years, that's what Americans -- and their technology -- have done with their clocks on the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October.
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By Brian McDearmon, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Jun. 22--With more people come more showers, more loads of laundry, more  lawns to water.
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The US is switching to daylight saving time three weeks earlier than usual to try to cut fuel consumption.
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By Rebecca Boyle, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 8--Normal June weather gets back on track starting Friday. After a very chilly start this morning (some areas may dip into the 30s), that strong June sunshine will warm us into the 70s.
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The stresses of starting school begin months earlier than expected, research suggests.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.
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A traditional rite of spring, setting the clocks forward, comes early this year.
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If you've flown this past spring and summer, you've probably noticed fuller flights. Hate to tell you this, but with Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching, you can expect more of the same.
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By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Mar. 12--After an unusually cool January and a mild February, warm, dry weather has suddenly blossomed in March -- and it is likely to stay for quite some time.
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As the first signs of winter push into the Northeast, Cornell University researchers have some good news for fair weather fans _ spring is coming a week earlier than it did 40 years ago.
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Depending on where you are, this is going to be a hotter, wetter, drier, windier, calmer, dirtier, buggier or hungrier century than mankind has seen in a while. In some places, it may be deadlier, too.
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This Groundhog Day's prediction of an early spring may be cold comfort to hibernators. Global warming is disrupting long winter's naps, sometimes fatally.
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By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 9--You may be set to spring forward Sunday and enjoy more evening sunshine courtesy of daylight-saving time. But your computer might not be.
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The U.S. economy's soft patch last spring was a bit firmer than previously thought.
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By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 13--In four weeks, the nation will "spring forward" one hour to begin daylight-saving time.   That's a few weeks earlier than usual, and the change is creating some extra work for city and county officials.
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Earlier blooms. Less snow to shovel. Unseasonable warm spells.