Saturday, March 30, 2013

Global Warming Bringing Record Pollen
"The trees are going to burst in the next week or two, and we will get a burst of pollen higher than in past years,'' said Bielory, who predicts that pollen counts will increase by 30 percent by 2020 and, "in a perfect test-tube world, will double by 2040 because of climate change.''
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On average, someone with allergic disorders experiences a quality of life 35 percent less than the general population, Demain said. "It really is quite dramatic,'' he said.
At the New York Times, another clueless columnist covers climate change | NJ.com
Check this column by Gail Collins in which she makes the most basic error possible, confusing the effects of carbon dioxide on climate with the effects of chlorofluorocarbons on the ozone layer

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