By NBC News
Move over, pollen vortex, the pollen tsunami is here.
A ferocious winter, delayed spring and even the beginnings of climate change have created a “pollen tsunami” that is slamming allergy sufferers in the Northeast, says one expert.
Oak and birch trees — the “big bad” pollen makers — are coming out at the same time as the seasonal ones like poplar, alder and ash. And soon the grass pollens arrive.
“It’s a triple whammy,” Dr. Clifford Bassett, medical director of Allergy & Asthma Care of New York. “The early and mid-spring tree pollen and the grasses are hitting all at once to create misery and suffering.” …
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