Spring pollen hit ‘extreme’ levels in Europe, new data shows


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A bee collects pollen from a blue agapanthus. As winter frost thaws earlier and spring gets warmer, plants and trees flower earlier, extending the pollen season. — KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AP

Pollen levels were so extreme in parts of Europe during spring that even people not known to suffer allergies felt the effects of hay fever, new data showed recently.

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) observed a seasonal rise in grass and olive pollen release and transport across southern Europe and “extreme levels” of birch pollen in northeastern regions.

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