Atlanta's pollen count hit 5,499 particles per cubic meter of air Monday, the highest so far this season and the fourth highest in the 12 years that the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic has been keeping records. In South Carolina, the pollen count hit 4,862, according to the Allergic Disease and Asthma Center in Greenville.
A reading of 120 is considered extremely high in the Southeast.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
No rain in Atlanta creates high pollen...
You don't stop and think at times about the connection to the weather and to seasonal allergies but right now in Atlanta they are being hit with one of the worst allergy seasons in years due to a high concentration of yellow pollen from pine trees. The lack of rain has kept the pollen circulating in the air and according to AP News:
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It starts over here too, it's terrible this year and it's far to early. Poor people some of them get shots against the pollen allergy.
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