Skunk cabbage is one of the first plants to sprout in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. The plant itself is 20?C (76?F) warmer than the surrounding air, and it melts the snow around itself so that the shoots can sprout upwards.
The human factor
The human factor New research has found more evidence that
industrial greenhouse gases have significantly contributed to
global warming over the last 50 years. The report uses a new model
for estimating the effect of greenhouse gases on the
climate. 21 NOVEMBER 1998, P. 17
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