If you’re not already one of the millions who suffer from seasonal allergies, no doubt you’ve seen the physical manifestation of the threat glazing your car and front porch: pollen! It’s back, Virginia. And scientists believe a warming Earth is making it worse.
“You can’t go kayaking because the water has all the pollen on it,” Richmond resident Cassidy Snyder told Radio IQ. “You go outside, instantly you’re tearing up.”
Snyder is describing her and millions of others’ seasonal affliction: allergies brought on by what Chesapeake Bay Foundation scientist Joe Wood described as:…