Killer freeze of '07 illustrates paradoxes of warming climate

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Oak leaves show damage from the Easter freeze of 2007. Some tree species were more affected by the freeze than others.
Oak leaves show damage from the "Easter freeze" of 2007. Some tree species were more affected by the freeze than others.

Widespread damage to plants from a sudden freeze that occurred across the Eastern United States from 5 April to 9 April 2007 was made worse because it had been preceded by two weeks of unusual warmth, according to an analysis published in the March 2008 issue of BioScience.


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