10 Disastrous Consequences Of Man-Made Climate Change
4. It’s Spring… But Earlier Than It’s Supposed To Be
Everybody loves springtime… the birds are out tweeting, the flowers are blossoming, and it’s time to start planting for a fall harvest. While few would complain that the winter has come to an end, the results of global climate change have been so devastating already, spring comes an average of 10 days earlier than it used to each year.
It might sound like a great thing, but as it turns out, an early spring can bring forth a ton of problems we aren’t prepared to handle.
When spring comes early, that means the snows melt sooner than anticipated. Besides screwing up a ski vacation or two, this results in a flow of water that overflows reservoirs too soon. To handle flood control, water is then released, which results in less water being available when it’s actually needed.
An early spring means drier soil for vegetation earlier in the year, and that has been directly contributing to the growth and intensity of wildfires in places like California. The devastation caused by fires impacts people and animals alike.