Heat Worsens Fall Allergy Season
You would think that would mean fewer weeds to cause problems during allergy season. But here’s some discouraging news. This is the time of year Atlanta native Shannon Dollerschell prepares to face the enemy.
Allergy patient Shannon Dollerschell recites her enemies list: “Grass…pollen…mold…mildew…ragweed….everything outside, just about…oak trees…pine trees…”
She assembles a veritable arsenal for her defense.
“Nasal spray, allergy medicine and then I also get shots on a regular basis.”
The fall allergy season has officially begun. Dr. Stan Fineman of the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic is already seeing the fallout.
“What we’re seeing,” recounted Dr. Fineman, “is patients coming in saying that they have a feeling of weight on their chest. They just can’t get a full breath because of this heat and just oppressive climate outside.”
These weather conditions keep enough crud in the air to make Atlanta’s skyline look like it’s been smeared with chicken fat.
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The heat and the drought have had an obvious impact on Atlanta’s air quality this summer…but you might also think that it might knock down the plants and the weeds that would contribute to fall allergy season.
In fact, the opposite is true.
“It is likely to make it worse,” proclaimed Jessica Groleau of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. “Ragweed’s a very, very tough weed. That’s most of the reason why we call weeds, weeds; is they’re very hard to control and they can live even with this drought.”
When plants die from the drought they leave more space for weeds to grow. Even if ragweed is stressed, its defense is to put out pollen.
“The ragweed season is starting up now,” said Fineman. “We’re already starting to count ragweed pollen on our counting station…so we know it’s in the air…and we anticipate that we’re gonna see more ragweed pollen in the next few weeks.”
Most ragweed won’t be in bloom for another two or three weeks and will hang around until the first frost.
There is a harmonic convergence of conditions to make this allergy season just horrible. At least, Shannon Dollerschell knows to get ready for it.