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Climate Change Impacting , Cherry Blossom Season , Around the World.
'Time' reports that cherry blossom trees around
the world are blooming earlier as a result of
increasing temperatures due to climate change.
According to Daisuke Sasano, a climate risk management officer , at the Japan Meteorological Agency, the average bloom date, has moved up 1.2 days per decade since 1953.
Cherry trees, known as sakura in Japan, had an
average starting bloom date of March 29 between
1961 and 1990, according to Sasano's research.
Between 1991 and 2020,
the data showed that the
average moved up to March 24. .
In 2023, the starting bloom
date in Tokyo was March 14. .
The fact that Tokyo
recorded the earliest
start date is due to global
warming, compounded
with urbanization, Daisuke Sasano, Climate risk management officer, via 'Time'.
'Time' reports that the warmer-than-normal temperatures
were recorded all around the world this winter,
with January coming in as the hottest ever on record.
Spring is most definitely starting
earlier than when you were a kid—
there is no doubt about that, Theresa Crimmins, Director of the USA
National Phenology Network, via 'Time'.
Many, many studies show
clear trends toward warmer
temperatures and earlier
starts to springtime activity
over the longer term, Theresa Crimmins, Director of the USA
National Phenology Network, via 'Time'.
According to U.S. government data,
peak bloom in Washington D.C. has
shifted earlier by around 7 days since 1921.
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index , Surges to an All-Time High.
The Nikkei 225 reached an
all-time high on Feb. 22, AP reports. .
It closed at 39,098.68, surpassing the record of 38,915.87 that was set in December of 1989.
Shares related to computer chips helped
to lead the rally on Feb. 22, AP reports.
On Feb. 21, Nvidia reported that its fiscal Q4
revenue jumped from $6.05 billion to $22.1 billion.
Accelerated computing and generative
AI have hit the tipping point, Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, via statement.
Demand is surging worldwide across
companies, industries and nations, Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, via statement.
Meanwhile, shares in Tokyo Electron, Advantest Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. were up 6%, 7.5% and 5.1%, respectively. .
Prior to the recent surge, Japan's
benchmark rate has stayed at -0.1%
for more than 10 years, AP reports. .
But within the past few months,
Tokyo share prices have risen 15%.
The past year has seen a
44% increase in share prices. .
As Japanese companies show
signs of change I think investors
are taking a closer look, Hiromi Yamaji, group CEO of the Japan Exchange Group,
via an online briefing sponsored by 'The Financial Times'.
The generation is changing, Hiromi Yamaji, group CEO of the Japan Exchange Group,
via an online briefing sponsored by 'The Financial Times'
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