Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Sunday, October 21, 2007 1:45:14 PM
This story from the NY Times is just ridiculous.
It's easy to blame a whole host of things on global warming even if it's simply speculation. Now people are saying that the fall colors are just not as "vivid" as they used to be. Keep in mind that these are not scientists noticing the difference, it's people who live in the area who seem to think it's not the same as in the past.
State tourism officials reject the notion that nature's palette is getting blander. Erica Housekeeper, spokeswoman for the state Department of Tourism and Marketing, said she had heard nothing but positive reports from foresters and visitors alike this year.
The problem is perception, Housekeeper says: Recollections of autumns past become tinged by nostalgia.
''Sometimes, we become our own worst critics,'' Housekeeper said.
The more reasonable explanation, of course.