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Spring
Spring is one of the four conventional temperate seasons, following winter and preceding summer. The specific definition of the exact timing of "spring" varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. At the spring equinox, days are close to 12 hours long with day length increasing as the season progresses. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. In spring, the axis of the Earth is increasing its tilt toward the sun and the length of daylight rapidly increases for the relevant hemisphere. The hemisphere begins to warm significantly causing new plant growth to "spring forth," giving the season its name. Snow, if a normal part of winter, begins to melt, and streams swell with runoff. Frosts, if a normal part of winter, become less severe. In climates that have no snow and rare frosts, the air and ground temperature increases more rapidly. Many flowering plants bloom this time of year, in a long succession sometimes beginning even if snow is still on the ground, continuing into early summer. In normally snowless areas, "spring" may begin as early as February (Northern Hemisphere) heralded by the blooming of deciduous magnolias, cherries, and quince, or August (Southern Hemisphere) in the same way. Subtropical and tropical areas have climates better described in terms of other seasons, e.g. dry or wet, or monsoonal, or cyclonic. Often the cultures have locally defined names for seasons which have little equivalence to the terms originating in Europe. Many temperate areas have a dry spring, and wet autumn (fall), which brings about flowering in this season more consistent with the need for water as well as warmth. Subarctic areas may not experience "spring" at all until May or even June, or December in the outer Antarctic.
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Spring Fun Facts
• We’ve all heard the term ‘vernal equinox.’ • Some of the plants that have strong assoVernal means ‘spring’ and equinox means ciations with spring include dandelions, ‘equal night.’ Both words are from Latin. daffodils, lilies, primroses, hyacinths, tulips, azaleas, iris and lilacs. • Despite the term, the day when there are 12 equal hours of daylight and darkness usually happens before the first day of spring.
• The first day of spring in the southern hemisphere is the date of the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, usually in September.
• Dandelions originated in Asia.
• Several singers have sung about spring including Van Morrison (Celtic Spring), Billie Holiday (Some Other Spring) and Frank Sinatra (Suddenly it’s Spring). • Animals and insects associated with spring include the rabbit, frog, deer, fox, bear, bee, butterfly, ladybug and hummingbird.
• Benjamin Franklin was the first American to propose Daylight Saving Time in 1784. However, it wasn’t fully implemented in • Spring fever is not just a myth – the body the U.S. until after the Second World War. may experience physiological changes • The practice of starting Daylight Saving due to changes in diet, hormone producTime on the second Sunday in March in tion and temperature. the U.S. started in 2005. • Melting snow and additional rain may • Daylight Saving Time starts and ends at different times around the world.
cause more flooding in spring.
• Children grow faster in spring. • In Europe, Daylight Saving Time is known • Spring is when birds return home after as Summer Time. migrating in winter. About 1800 bird • The reason that there’s more daylight dur- species migrate. ing spring is that the Earth’s axis tilts Have you got any fun facts about spring to towards the sun at this time of year. add to the list?
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