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The first Europeans landed on the California coast in the 16th century — Spanish explorers in search of gold, seeking to extend their Mexican empire northward.
Indeed, responses by species to such change, via phenological shifts and northward movement of species range margins, are well documented for northern hemisphere species (Parmesan and Yohe 2003).
Set against the evidence of moderation in Iran, the Taliban's advance in Afghanistan has generated alarm, particularly among ex-Soviet Central Asian governments, who fear the spread of Islamic fundamentalism northward.
Farther south, angry Canadian fishermen blockaded an Alaskan ferry to protest their low catch of sockeye, which, they say, have been impelled northward to the colder Alaskan waters by unknown factors (global warming?)
April is also cherry blossom season, with blossom-viewing picnics (hanami) held in parks and temples throughout Japan as the cherry-blossom “front” makes its steady progress northward.