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Experts: Winter coming later, leaving earlier
Effects of climate change bringing both good, bad
W science
This Oct. 23, 2017, file photo show fall colors beginning to show along Route 209 in Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Across the United States, 2017s first freeze has been arriving further and further into the calendar, according to more than a century of measurements from weather stations nationwide. - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Winter is coming ... later. And it's leaving ever earlier.Across the United States, the year's first freeze has been arriving further and further into the calendar, according to more than a century of measurements from weather stations nationwide.Scientists say it is yet another sign of the changing climate, and that it has good and bad consequences for the nation. There could be more fruits and vegetables — and also more allergies and pests."I'm happy about it," said Karen Duncan of Streator, Illinois.
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