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.
In Europe too. It already looked like spring in early August. It’s because of the heat.
In Texas they’re just dying. No rain in over 60 days where I’m at, plus triple digit records being set weekly.
In Kentucky, the trees haven’t started turning yet, but some of our flowers have stopped blooming and started dropped their leaves.
Hot wind kills the leaves
Ohioan here, I agree. There’s some starting to turn at the tops and it feels like it’s at least 6 weeks early.
‘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.
Same in western Canada, started noticing it a few weeks ago
Not in my part of Virginia, but I assume this would be a pretty regional if it is happening
@PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world I don’t know in Ohio, but I’ve heard® that when there is too little water or maybe too hot, trees start turning leaves red (maybe because it is an indicator for them that they are at the end of summer and fall is coming?)
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.
