Thanks to temperatures above seasonal averages, some trees in Istanbul have flowered, victims of a ‘false spring’.
Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Meteorology Engineering Department professor Huseyin Toros says that because of climate oscillations, from time to time the air waves would be hot or cold. “This phenomenon can be observed in other locations in Turkey. In recent years it’s more common to see plants flowering early. The average temperature in Istanbul these days is about 12-17. Usually in December the average temperature is about 8-9 degrees [Celsius]. Istanbul is experiencing the average temperatures of May right now. In the past, we used to see snow in Istanbul in December but nowadays trees are blooming and they are falling for the ‘false spring’.
“The blooming of trees in December is a sign that we are experiencing a tropical climate,” says Murat Turkes from Bogazici University, stating “We are not living in the fall or spring anymore.”that because of climate change, Turkey is going through a “prolonged dry spell” because of lack of precipitation at seasonal levels.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)