Posted on 11/18/2023 8:03:47 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
One of the great pleasures of autumn is its colorful aesthetics. The phenomenon in which normally green leaves transition into shades of red, orange, yellow and eventually brown is known officially as "leaf phenology," which some people eagerly anticipate each year. But like many ways in which climate change is radically altering our weather patterns — from blistering heat waves to sea level-induced floods — autumn itself is changing.
According to a study published earlier this year in the journal PLOS One, the season length is growing, meaning that it is taking longer for leaves to change their colors. And this is not the only way in which climate change is messing with the season so many of us love.
"It's trees are holding onto their leaves longer," explained Dr. Howard Diamond, senior climate scientist at NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory, when speaking to Salon. "I can see that in my own neighborhood, where I can remember 20 years ago the leaves would drop a lot sooner than they do now. That's more anecdotal, but it is backed up by research that we're seeing."
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Matthew, you are an idiot.
You might want to add....around 13,000 years ago....sea levels were 200 to 300 ft LOWER than presently. That surge (with a quick melt of glaciers) took place in a matter of weeks, and days.
Leaves are beautiful in Virginia.
This year was the most beautiful and longest color change I’ve ever seen in six decades. Love it!! Had one snowfall but color remained for two more weeks before dwindling, and we still had 60+ degrees mid-November in mid-Minnesota!
I’m in favor of this climate change thing, but it’s probably just an anomaly.
Depends on local weather....not climate...which is universal
Leave us be!
I saw it in my own back yard
What an idiot
Because some areas, especially along the Mississippi River, are still low-lying. Now I am under the sea with Sebastian and Ariel posting this comment.
Precisely
There were years when I was growing up that the first hard freeze killed the leaves. No color in those yrard
My wife went to Pennsylvania last month. Said it was beautiful. Brought back pictures to prove it. I’m not convinced we’re doomed yet.
Sorry, the title was so dumb I didn’t read the article so I can’t answer your question. Leaves here were spectacular and their timing was quite normal.
Apparently Mr. Rozsa didn’t remember this article from the NYT back in 2014.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/08/opinion/sunday/the-end-of-snow.html
It’s not man-made climate change that will doom us, it’s the liars who made it up.
Only a ln extremely-narcissistic person would think that everything needs to remain the same as on the day they were born. 🙄
Yeah, normal fall here in North Idaho and Western Montana. Its the same progression as has been true forever...
Aspens turn first.
Then Ginkos.
Then fruit trees (our Cherry just lost its last leaves).
Other deciduous - maples and oaks are always gorgeous.
Then the Larch. It’s only conifer to turn yellow and lose needles. The mountains are gorgeous with them interspersed among the Ponderosa Pines, firs, and spruces.
Our Japanese Maples are always the last. The leaves turned gray with the frosts and are coming off now.
The Tricolor Beech is still holding on, though.
Thanks to climate change, there’ll never be another religion!
He is saying the changes are occurring because of temperature changes, not changes in the lengths of days.
However, because the cooling off after summer is occurring more slowly, the days are getting shorter but not as much cooler as before.
Since, again according to him, the natural system relies on both, some things are getting out of synch, ie, birds which rely on day length are eating mosquitos, which rely on temperature. (Bad example, because , according to *me*, it is a good thing for birds to have more food and more mosquitos tk be eaten.)
Trees gonna tree.
Massive bull squeeze alert.
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