Decreasing rainfall frequency contributes to earlier leaf onset in northern ecosystems

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 February 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01285-w

Changes in precipitation remains an understudied factor that can impact leaf onset date (LOD) under climate change. The authors show that decreasing precipitation frequency has contributed to LOD advancement, and that incorporating precipitation data projects earlier LOD than currently predicted.