I live in Ohio in the US and it seems like some of the trees around here have started turning colors way earlier than normal. Is it from the wildfires? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.

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    11 months ago

    Trees drop their leaves whenever there is not enough water. This is often in winter, because they can’t absorb ice. But any water shortage will do. If you are often in nature you may see warning signs such as rolling or folding of the leaves in an attempt to preserve water before the trees decide to just get rid of them early.

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    10 months ago

    ‘Temperatures trigger fall colors A warming climate could be bad for fall foliage in years to come. As fall days grow shorter and temperatures drop, the chlorophyll in a leaf breaks down. That causes the leaf to lose its green color.’ There are even YT videos on it, which are mildly interesting and also alarming.

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    11 months ago

    Not in Seattle where I live, though some dandelions are already releasing their fuzz, spiders are already spinning webs on everything outdoors and I had to wear a mask one night to prevent inhaling the still lingering tree-cum of some species that wasn’t common in the suburb I grew up in (or my nose would’ve run and itched all night)

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        11 months ago

        high river, the one just down the block is starting to turn near the top, and by the creek behind the brewery, some of those have started too

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    11 months ago

    In Kentucky, the trees haven’t started turning yet, but some of our flowers have stopped blooming and started dropped their leaves.