Rain Reduced Heat And Pollen Allergy In Islamabad
Rain Reduced Heat And Pollen Allergy In Islamabad: On Friday rain turned the weather pleasant in the federal capital Islamabad and in other parts of Punjab while reducing the surging heat wave.
Rain continues the whole day and night in the federal capital lowering the temperatures. Winds and lightning also disrupted power in several parts of the provincial capital. The weather took a pleasant turn in several parts of Punjab in the wake of the rains that delayed the onset of summer.
It is expected that strong winds and thundering will enter in Lahore to night. As per MET department, more rains are expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and parts of Punjab over the next 24 hours.
Pollen Problems
People suffering from Asthma and respiratory diseases experience serious consequences due to sharp increase in pollen concentrations.
Reduction In Pollen Allergy
Rain turned out to be a good sign for pollen patients as the trend of pollen count will remain lower due to present spell of rain. The PMD has been monitoring the airborne pollen in Islamabad. PMD shared that the pollen was started in first week of April in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and attaining peak during second fortnight of April.
How Rain Helps In Reducing Pollen
During dry season trees can actually release more pollen. There is less moisture in the air to decrease the pollen grains when the wind blows. The rain showers can wash the pollen away, keeping it from flying through the air.
Pollen Monitoring Unit of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
pollen monitoring unit of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has installed pollen monitoring devices in different sectors of Islamabad including H-8, E-8, F-10 and G-6. The pollen concentration increases gradually with the onset of spring season and attains its peak around full blossom.
The most abundant pollen types in Islamabad were from eight plant species like Paper Mulberry, Acacia, Eucalyptus, Pines, Grasses, Cannabis, Dandelion and Alternaria. Out of all these plants Paper Mulberry shares about 97% of the total pollen and its concentration touches the extreme limits of about 40,000 per cubic meter of air at the peak of the blossom season.
The recent rains have reduced the concentration of pollen and patients who were suffering from this problem can now enjoy the fresh breeze in Islamabad.
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