Why do the leaves fall in November?

10/27/2011

10/29/2011

Mother nature is a magnificent thing.  Every November, we admire the leaves changing color, and falling, right before the cold winter snow arrives. Today, I came into the realization that this happens so the leaves take off weight from the branches, and when the snows arrives, the branches of the trees do not snap.

It's hard to believe that the pictures of the trees were taken 2 days apart from each other!   My brother, who is currently in middle school, is doing a report on a tree, and the first picture was taken for his school project.  One can see how green the leaves are, standing tall and radiant, on the sunny, fall day.  Nature took a turn, and brought us a terrible winter storm in the end of October.  This early winter storm makes me question the world and climate change.  Does global warming, this controversial topic, really exist?  Is the evidence in front of our eyes?


This is the first time in history that we have got in 6 inch snow storm in October.  We have experienced snow earlier, but at max received 2 inches.  Take a look at the graph below!