Romania: global warming rushes springtime

Luni, 24 martie 2008, 10:08 English | Top News

Scientifically, spring installed in Romania on March 20 but factually, it came a lot sooner with temperatures of 18-20 degrees Celsius at the begining of the month, blossomed trees or migrant birds returning earlier.

Member of the Romanian Ornithology Association, Valenting Marin explains for HotNews.ro that this year there are a series of atypical examples which lead to the conclusion that spring installed earlier in the country, just by analyzing the behavior of the birds.

Moreover, representative of the Ornothology Association Paul Szekely declared that not only the birds behavior changed, but also that of the reptiles. He argues that reptiles now are on the verge of procreation .

Meteorology specialist Roxana Bojariu argues that global warming has a felt impact upon the season's change, as spring installed a lot earlier that in the last years. She argued that the high temperatures Romania is facing are just another consequence of climate change.