Read: It’s official: This summer was the hottest on recordĪnd: July 2023 is the hottest month ever recorded. A recent report issued by the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization declared summer 2023 the hottest on record as persistent global warming from burning fossil fuels like coal and oilĪlong with the shorter-term heat impact from an early showing of an El Niño, drove the thermometer higher from Texas to New York to Spain to China. In fact, the heat this summer for many parts of the country rewrote the record books. 5, government data shows, with 36% of the lower 48 states considered to be in drought, according to the U.S. Nationwide drought conditions rose for the 8th straight week as of Sept. as kids returned to school in recent weeks.ĭrought conditions worsened in the Northwest, Plains, Midwest and from eastern Arizona across to Louisiana and Mississippi. Heat and dryness dominated large parts of the U.S. Late summer conditions aren’t exactly playing fair. On the contrary, drought and intense, long-lasting heat can lead to dull colors, as the conditions put trees under more stress and likely cause them to shed their leaves early, before the normal process of gradually losing chlorophyll has a chance to accelerate before leaves release from tree branches. Wet weather from late spring through the middle of summer is the first step toward securing a brilliant offering of fall foliage, said Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather’s senior meteorologist. How do spring and summer weather impact fall color change? For sure, fall excursions to view the color changes should be pushed ahead to the earliest weeks of autumn in key regions known for their showy fall displays, says AccuWeather.
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