If they could, trees would be screaming this message—but instead they're showing us—unmistakably—how we're messing up the natural world.
This summer's intense and prolonged heat in the UK drove trees into dormancy, but in November, trees are showing us their spring flowers, six months early.
Kew Gardens and the Woodland Trust are very concerned how this will affect pollinators and the trees' health.
Kevin Martin, head of tree collections at Kew said:
"They won’t have those buds again in the spring."
He said the true impact of this won't be known until spring 2028.