Can Pollen Change The Weather?

Guest: Dr. Jordan Schnell, Research Associate for CIRES at CU Boulder; NOAA GSL

You know the Phil Collins song that goes “I can feel it coming in the air tonight?” Well that’s how allergy sufferers feel when they see the trees starting to bloom again in the spring! It signals the return of pollen, which can be debilitating to millions of people. And that can even extend into the summer with ragweed and grass pollen! Scientists at NOAA have developed a brand new pollen forecast that can both help those with allergies live a sneeze-free life, but can also model how pollen particles move around in and interact with our atmosphere. Today on the show we have Dr. Jordan Schnell to discuss this exciting new product and other air quality hot topics…

Chapters

1. 00:00 The Impact of Pollen on Allergy Sufferers and the Development of a New Forecast
2. 04:03 Dr. Jordan Schnell: Research, Air Quality, and Electric Vehicles
3. 15:38 Modeling Pollen and Its Interaction with Weather
4. 26:11 Impact of Pollen on Weather
5. 33:29 The Future of Pollen Forecasting
6. 42:54 Innovative Projects at Ceres

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