[tomakaze]

RE:that indicate early occurrence of spring.
 
Where's the related stuff on winter ending late? sounds to me like the calender just needs to be shuffled.

[cogitator]

Where's the related stuff on winter ending late? sounds to me like the calender just needs to be shuffled.

Winter isn't ending late. It's ending earlier. You can read the article that kicked off this thread, for one thing, and these:

Warming Trend Seen In Late Freeze, Early Thaw

150 Year Record of Freezes Shows Warming Trend

Here's some of the data from the paper.