The Eastern U.S. is in the final throes of an extended and exceptional bout of warmth — which has resulted in dozens of records from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border since late last week.
Due to Connecticut’s dry conditions this summer, the state’s tree canopy may undergo an earlier color change compared to last year, when the state received a heavy amount of rainfall.
The most popular state for tourism in the U.S. endured record wildfires, drought and flooding just this year. “The rate of change has been so dramatic,” says one local scientist. “If I was the California tourism industry, I’d be really worried.”
Researchers have found that estimating fall peak has become even trickier in recent decades. Warmer temperatures have delayed the onset of fall, pushing the peak of fall leaf season back as much as a week in some areas over the past seven decades.
