It has been a rough pollen season for some allergy sufferers. In Atlanta, Friday had the highest pollen count since April, 2013. And to add insult to injury, allergy season has been starting earlier.
Last week, Steven Holland tweeted a chart he’d made, showing that spring pollen season has been gradually beginning — and peaking — earlier here. He wrote “with climate change, pollen comes earlier to Georgia.”
With climate change, pollen comes earlier to Georgia. pic.twitter.com/HG4agUXyfe
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