The great acceleration of plant phenological shifts

The great phenological accelerationTo the Editor -The world's longest time series of plant blooming and leaf-out in spring reveal unprecedented shifts since the middle of the 1980s in line with the acceleration of global warming.These long-term time series provide powerful evidence of the impact of global warming on life on Earth and can help raising awareness among citizens, decision makers, and future generations of the urgent need to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.