As many people resident in Finland already know, May was an exceptionally cold month. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, the last time May daytime temperatures were this low was in 1969.

This is the second year we have noticed that the spruce tips are very long, in fact longer than I have ever seen.

Farmer's concerned about crops.

Tall Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)

Raspberries (Rubus idaeus) are Ripe

Early hay crop harvest

Loads of Yellow Jackets (Vespidae)

Early fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) bloom

In Southcentral Alaska

Early breakup brings early arrivals.

Climate change is effecting the people of the Solomon Islands in many ways. Sea level rise is a major driver.

The number of rufous hummingbirds visiting southern Vancouver Island over the summer is dropping and the cause may be climate change, says a local bird expert.

Sea ice conditions making it difficult for community to harvest seasonal fish.