Word: pollens
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Allergies come most severely in the fall, when plants such as ragweed germinate, and in the spring, when trees and grasses release their pollen into...
...meteorologist Bruce W. Schwoegler says that some allergens, such as tree pollen, are in constant supply. But the peak season for the Boston area, says Schwoegler, is late May and early June...
Schwoegler says that dry, breezy, warm days can stimulate a high release of pollen. In the Boston area, oak pollen seems the worst offender, he says...
...body's often violent response to spring is actually a reaction to specific chemicals on pollen known as allergens. Common allergies are the result of hyper-sensitivity to a rather innocuous antigen...
...make his predictions, Schwoegler takes into account the forecasts for wind speed, morning humidity, temperature, the pollen counts from the previous year, and cloud cover...