http://www.krdo.com/news/Warm-temperatures-are-causing-plants-to-bloom-in-December/-/417220/17654116/-/wfqnraz/-/index.html#1

Plants and trees have begun budding and leafing around southern Colorado, something experts say could be detrimental to their growth during the springtime.

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Maybe we won't be here in the springtime and that's why!      (just my comment)