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It’s that time of year again! The #pollen is out in full force and your #allergies may be acting up, but why does it seem to be so much worse this year?
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It’s that time of year again! The #pollen is out in full force and your #allergies may be acting up, but why does it seem to be so much worse this year?
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2/First off, let’s get the #covid19 issue out of the way. There are many symptoms of #allergies that overlap with #covid19, the common cold and influenza.
h/t @AAAAI_org
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3/Climate change is real and it’s really affecting our #allergies. As average
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619300154">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519619300154">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a...
4/With more days above freezing temperatures, the longer plants survive and make more #pollen.
Pollen is necessary to produce more plants. This has a compounding effect where the next pollen season has more pollen-producing plants.
Pollen is necessary to produce more plants. This has a compounding effect where the next pollen season has more pollen-producing plants.
6/Did you know that botanical #sexism exists in cities?
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Initially, most cities had less allergenic elm trees that lined American streets https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/...
Initially, most cities had less allergenic elm trees that lined American streets https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees">https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/...
7/However, a major fungal illness wiped out most of these trees in the 1960s.
Most of the trees planted afterwards were male trees. While they’re infertile, they produce lots of pollen!
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌲" title="Immergrüner Baum" aria-label="Emoji: Immergrüner Baum"> don’t make pollen! https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/05/science/new-varieties-of-elm-raise-hope-of-rebirth-for-davastated-tree.html?sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=all&mtrref=undefined&gwh=FF0C1B224A3E6AD9299BE57864850187&gwt=pay">https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/0...
Most of the trees planted afterwards were male trees. While they’re infertile, they produce lots of pollen!
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8/What can you do to help?
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