Warming temperatures accelerate spring leaf flush in Japan

Warming temperatures accelerate spring leaf flush in Japan

Terra Daily

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Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 02, 2025

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have confirmed that elevated spring temperatures in 2023 and 2024 caused earlier leaf emergence across Japan. Using satellite data from JAXA's GCOM-C satellite, the team documented how climate change is advancing the start of season (SOS) across multiple regions. Their analysis found that in 2023, leaf flush began 3 to 7 days earlier than the 2018

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