March 12, 2025|
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|9 months agoEarly Spring Awakening Raises Agricultural Opportunities and Risks
Swiss nature awakens 7-10 days ahead of schedule due to mild winter, bringing mixed implications for agriculture and ecosystem management.
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- Nature in Switzerland has awakened 7 to 10 days earlier than schedule in 2025.
- Hazel trees began flowering in the last ten days of January, over two weeks earlier than in the 1950s.
- Forsythias and tulips began flowering approximately one week to ten days earlier than usual.
- Pest populations are expected to be higher as they survive mild winters more easily.
By The Numbers
+2.5°C
Temperature anomaly
+1.5°C
Temperature anomaly
+1.7°C
Temperature anomaly
2 weeks
Time difference
They Said
"Once again this year, nature has woken up earlier than normal, between a week and ten days ahead of schedule."