When most people think of winter they think of Christmas, snow skiing, and hot chocolate. What if winter never ended? In the winter, weather begins to get cold. Areas experience snow, ice, and freezing rain. Some animals go into hibernation or migration and many plants become dormant or die. Close to 2,000 birds migrate north to south each winter. In some places there are avalanches, blizzards, and the water freezes. Winter also brings the flu virus. Studies show cold, dry conditions allow the flu virus to stay in the air. According to a study done by USA …show more content…
It can be described as the cooling off season. Temperatures begin to drop and vegetation grows dormant. People, animals, and plants prepare for the winter. It is a time of gathering food, harvesting crops, and hunting. According to the U.S. department of Agriculture, in 2015, an average of 795 pounds per harvest acre of crops were harvested. At that rate and without a spring replanting season, crops would be used up quickly. Soil would eventually become unusable because there would be no changes in climate or crop rotation to rejuvenate the soil and grow new crops. The wild game would be hunted to extinction. Fawns, which are grazing animals, have less chance of survival in fall because of colder weather and plants becoming