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Sunny with a chance of sneezing – I'm building a tool to forecast pollen levels that will help allergy sufferers know when it's safe to go outside

  • Written by Fiona Lo, Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
Sunny with a chance of sneezing – I'm building a tool to forecast pollen levels that will help allergy sufferers know when it's safe to go outsideAdvance warning of high pollen levels could help people plan their activities to avoid allergies.Dobrila Vignjevic/E+ via Getty Images

Do flowers blossoming in spring make you miserable? Are you sworn enemies with fall bloomers like ragweed? If you suffer from pollen allergies, imagine the usefulness of a reliable pollen forecast that could help...

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