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Allergy sufferers will
get hit hard this spring
beautiful season for the region. But
if you have allergies, the season can
be the most miserable as well. That
et ready for yet anoth-
won’t be changing this year as the
er over-loaded pollen
spring days ahead are forecast to be
season. According to
warmer than normal for much of the
AccuWeather’s annual
country.
forecast, south-
“Milder winters can cause
central Kentucky can expect
trees to start blooming
above average yields of pol-
earlier than usual and there-
len this spring. Why? We’ve
fore the pollen season lasts
had a warm and wet winter.
longer,” Dr. Sarah Bozeman,
Warm winters mean lon-
a board-certified allergist
ger growing seasons. The
with Family Allergy & Asth-
upside of that is farmers
ma, said. “Factors include
having more days to grow
temperature, humidity, soil
food. It also means more
Sarah Bozeman moisture, soil radiation and
days for flowers and trees to
carbon dioxide (CO2) levels.
pollinate.
Many experts believe that climate
Without doubt, the trees and flow- change is playing a large role.”
ers in bloom make spring the most
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