By Josef Kowatsch (EIKE) (Translated by P. Gosselin) The beginning of spring in Germany is when the Hamburg forsythia shrub blooms in the city center. Although a city center is always warmer than the surrounding area, the location on the Alster is well suited because it has had little building changes within a 2 km … Continue reading Cooling Springs: Hamburg Phenological Spring Has Not Been Arriving Earlier Over Past 50 Years