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- Canadian scientists say the record-breaking “Super El Niño” will delay Ontario’s fall foliage.
- Biology professor Susan Dudley says warmer nights may postpone leaf-color change.
- Dudley adds the foliage could appear slightly duller because trees need less anthocyanin.
- Climate expert David Phillips reports the normal mid-September to late-October foliage window has been pushed back a few weeks.
- Phillips says El Niño has significantly reduced Atlantic hurricanes affecting Ontario this year.
