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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It was a perfectly normal autumn up in my parts, always nice to go walking or hiking up in the Gatineau Hills to take in the lovely fall colours. I fail to understand what these climate change alarmists are trying to tell us.
This is my 66th Autumn and it all looks the same to me. I still have a bit of raking to do.
More proof that this is complete BS and government sponsored fear mongering:
“senior climate scientist at NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory”
If the NOAA said that it was raining, I would go outside and check for myself. The NOAA has absolutely no credibility as regards climate research.
So far we’re having a wonderful Indian summer in Missouri. This is changing after Turkey day.
Autumn has never been the same since raking leaves into big piles and burning them was outlawed.
I miss that smell of autumn.
This season, we had one of the most BEAUTIFUL Falls in recent memory.
Conditions were perfect for many weeks of color and the temps have stayed warm much longer than usual - though back to ‘normal’ next week.
My Asparagus still needs to be cut down and mulched for the season, but it’s still green!
I’ll believe my own lyin’ eyes over these Climate Grifters, Thanks!
“...trees are holding onto their leaves longer...”
Those would be Oak Trees, Sweetheart. They don’t lose their leaves until the following SPRING when the new growth pushes out the old.
*Rolleyes*
Where’s that picture of Goebbels?
I guess this retard never heard of oaks before. It was a rainy summer and many of the mountain maples just turned brown early due to over saturation so the experts were all cawwing that autumn in New England was a thing of the past.
But it turned out to be a glorious riot of reds and orange and gold and scarlet.
Like every year.
Idiots. Autumn here was beautiful with great color, even though we had a late last frost date.
The guy is waiting for the evergreens to turn brown.
It was beautiful here in Indy the last two years.
I live in Pittsburgh. This has been one of the prettiest autumns I can remember.
Same around here in Mass. Green leaves turn red yellow and brown👍🏻
B.S. Trees on my block are dropping leaves right on schedule — with only my Sugar Maple holding on to them desperately, just to make sure they drop after the last county leaf pickup.
This is my 72nd autumn. I don’t rake the leaves on my acre anymore, although I have a lot of big maples. I just mow the lawn one last time and use the John Deere as a giant leaf blower. It chops the leaves into mulch which I blow into the ivy or under the shrubs.
That’s some pretty impressive tree knowledge. I know maples and oaks and that’s about it.
Yep, that makes a difference. It’s been a mild fall here and we haven’t had a hard freeze yet.
Thanks. I study those evil beasts and try to outsmart them with their sneaky leaf drops, but they always win.
It’s the worst when the collude with the big windstorms. The leaves get just-right loose and then we get a huge arctic blast. But no matter how big that blast, the sneaky tree somehow manages to hold onto its last 10% to 20% of leaves.
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