Japan’s beautiful cherry blossoms are facing an ugly threat

The spring bloom of cherry blossoms are known to be a stunning sight. Across Japan, Korea, and places like Washington, D.C., the trees burst with dense, pink flowers for just one or two weeks, bringing millions of tourists. But climate change is threatening these blooms. As the planet warms, our winters are getting milder. And those mild winters can delay the flowering of cherry blossom trees by up to 32 days, according to a new study from researchers at the Forestry and Forest Products R...