Anyone who hoped that our February freeze would stop the pollen this spring is having a little wishful thinking!
Right now, our overall pollen count is Medium (via Pollen.com), but tree pollen counts are heavy from pine, hackberry and ash:Tree is HeavyMedium pollen counts for us, but tree is heavyOf course, the freeze did stop everything in its tracks for a moment, but the pollen season itself continues to start earlier and last longer because usually we don’t have arctic freezes like this year:Longer growing season means more time for pollen!
As we go forward, climate change will account for more carbon dioxide which will increase the growing season (and pollen season) even more.
In fact, predictions are that pollen will double by 2085:More Pollen Coming!
courtesy Climate CentralA thorough study of this has just been completed by the National Academy of Sciences.