Nature’s Strange Clues About The Winter Ahead

Folk weather forecasting is having its moment, with persimmon seeds, woolly bear caterpillars, and other bits of old-timey lore getting fresh attention as El Nino sets up what could be an active winter. Science is skeptical (one researcher noted the seeds are probably shaped by the summer the tree had, not the winter ahead), but cracking open a persimmon with your family beats staring at a weather app.