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"In 2007 there was a week of spring frosts in the center and eastern United States. This meant that crops that had begun to grow and flourish before their time reduced their production by 19% wheat, 75% peaches, and 66% apples and nuts, with economic losses worth 2,000 million dollars "

Plants suffer more frost due to climate change

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Climate change has advanced the output of flowers and leaves and has reduced the number of days per year that freezes. But, surprisingly, compared to 30 years ago, in Europe the plants have to endure more days a year with frost during their growing season, after the inactivity of winter.