""I think it might be a little bit of a short and less colorful season, for the most part," Rippey said. "The color is just not going to be there this year for some hillsides.""
""Our trees and our forests have an inherent resilience," Finton said. "They are still very resilient, and I am cons"
Leaf-peeping season arrived across the Northeast and other regions, but weeks of drought have muted autumn colors and caused leaves to fall earlier than usual. Traditional hotspots include New England, the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the Great Smoky Mountains, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. As days shorten and temperatures drop, chlorophyll breaks down and yellow, orange, and red tones emerge. Dry summer and fall weather causes leaves to brown and drop sooner, reducing visible color. More than 40% of the country was in drought in early October, more than twice the average, with the Northeast and western U.S. especially hard hit. Despite that, much color remains in parts of New England, and forests show resilience even as climate change increases severe weather and heat stresses.
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