How climate change is affecting the seasons

Autumn has finally arrived in the UK following an unusually sunny September

The days are growing shorter, the temperature cooler, and the leaves are changing colour.

The delayed onset of autumn in 2023 is not a one off.

It’s actually part of a broader trend in which the shift from summer to winter is happening later in the year.

My own research that I’ve carried out over the past 13 years points towards climate change as the likely culprit.

One of the most noticeable effects of climate change is the changing patterns of vegetation seasonality around us.

This includes the timing of important biological events such as bud burst, the appearance of the…