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SPRING 2020: THE EARLIEST SPRING IN OVER 100 YEARS
WHY THE SPRING EQUINOX IS SO EARLY THIS YEAR
'The rumors are true. It’s the earliest spring of your life. Spring, marked by the vernal equinox, will begin on March 19, 2020 in all US time zones. Spring is earlier than it has been in 124 years (since 1896). It’ll even get earlier in a few years. And there’s an amazing story behind this.
THE QUIRKS OF OUR CALENDAR
If you went to school in the 60’s, say, you remember how spring reliably began every March 21. So what’s going on?'>>>
https://www.almanac.com/spring-2020-earliest-spring-in-over-100-years?
