Prepare for watery eyes and lots of sneezing as climate change and shifting weather patterns drive record-setting pollen levels.
Itchy eyes, sneezing, and runny noses due to spring allergies may be arriving sooner than ever this year. Monitoring from around the country suggests that pollen counts are not only kicking in early, but they may break records.
Experts say climate change and shifting weather patterns may be largely to blame.
As an example, pollen counts in Atlanta were in the “extreme high” range last week, according to the pollen monitor Atlanta Allergy and Asthma — the earliest that counts have hit this level in 30 years. Measures above 1,500 indicate pollen is in the “extreme high” zone, and on Monday, March 6, total pollen count reached 1,605. By the next day, the number had more than doubled to 3,967.
Read more here: https://www.everydayhealth.com/seasonal-allergies/experts-expect-an-early-intense-spring-allergy-season/
