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By Thursday, we should see another burst of pollen across the region. Maples and elm join the mix this week as Bradford pears pass their peak. Pollen counts will surge with warm dry weather.
A pollen count is a measurement of the number of pollen grains in a given volume of air. Pollen counts, and forecasts of pollen conditions, are routinely produced and reported to the public because high aerial pollen concentration is associated with increased rates of allergic reaction for those with conditions such as hay fever and asthma.
A thunderstorm in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Colourised scanning electron microscope image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants. Thunderstorm asthma (also referred to in the media as thunder fever or a pollen bomb [1]) is the triggering of an asthma attack by environmental conditions directly caused by a local thunderstorm.
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Pollen cores being taken at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A pollen core is a core sample of a medium containing a stratigraphic sequence of pollen.Analysis of the type and frequency of the pollen in each layer is used to study changes in climate or land use using regional vegetation as a proxy.
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Pollen.com estimates show that Columbia had a high pollen count of 10.4 on Monday and 10.6 on Tuesday. It’s pollen count rating system ranges from 0-2.4 on the low end to 9.7-12 on the high end.