Kimberley Hagemans MSc, PhD candidate Palaeoecology
The current warm and dry weather is perfect for swimming, eating ice cream and barbecue parties. For hay fever patients it may not be so much fun, as they are dealing with runny noses and itchy eyes. The weather conditions stimulate grasses, herbs and some tree species to release their pollen into the atmosphere. But did you know that temperatures during last year’s spring and summer influenced the amount of pollen that is in the atmosphere today?
The current warm and dry weather is perfect for swimming, eating ice cream and barbecue parties. For hay fever patients it may not be so much fun, as they are dealing with runny noses and itchy eyes. The weather conditions stimulate grasses, herbs and some tree species to release their pollen into the atmosphere. But did you know that temperatures during last year’s spring and summer influenced the amount of pollen that is in the atmosphere today?