By John A. Adam

CBN.com – Why do leaves change their colors in the fall? There are in fact several different reasons, but the most important is the increasing length of night and cooler temperatures at night. Other factors are the amount of rainfall and the overall weather patterns in the preceding months. Just like sunsets, the weather before each fall is different.

Basically the production of chlorophyll slows and stops in the autumn months, causing the green color of the leaves to disappear, and the colors remaining are mixtures of brown, red, orange and yellow, depending on the types of tree…

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