East Bay volunteers give pollinators a fighting chance
In the northwest part of Contra Costa County, a remarkable effort is now underway to help some of the most important creatures on our planet: the creatures that pollinate our foods.
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In the northwest part of Contra Costa County, a remarkable effort is now underway to help some of the most important creatures on our planet: the creatures that pollinate our foods.
Experts are predicting strong El Niño conditions this winter with heavier rains and warmer temperatures. Those factors combined with the rising carbon dioxide levels causing climate change could actually worsen allergies and asthma.
Tahoe boaters are noticing a significant amount of pollen floating on the lake and washing up on shores.
Some of the symptoms of allergies are similar to those of COVID-19. So how can you tell them apart?
After all the Bay Area's rain and now a bit of warm weather, spring is in the air. But so is a lot of pollen and allergy specialists say it's important to take action early before things get too miserable.
Do your allergies seem worse this year? You're not imagining it, and recent wet weather is playing a role.
Warm weather has many Bay Area residents sniffling and sneezing as flowers, trees and bushes all start to bloom.
The West Coast has little to fear from the so-called "pollen vortex" of exploding allergens unleashed by the unusually cold and long polar vortex winter that plagued New York, Boston, and much of the northeastern United States.
It's tough for allergy sufferers to appreciate the beauty of spring, and doctors say the drought California is facing is making it even tougher for them in the Bay Area.
Some allergy sufferers are tossing out the allergy medication and trying what they call sweet relief and turning to honey. They're using local, unfiltered honey, made in the Bay Area in hopes of easing allergy symptoms.
The information will be used to see where bees are thriving - and where they need a little help in order to blossom.
