Born and raised in Boston with little allergy problems as a kid. After college I moved to Arizona and have been here for 10years. Allergies began after 2yrs and have gotten worse each year. Recently I was diagnosed with asthma after 2 months of serious breathing issues. Docs are telling me to move to San Diego or Orange County Ca. for relief. Polluted dry air, pollen, and year round construction have made Az a tough place to live for allergy sufferers. Also we now have to deal with valley fever which is a fungus that comes from the ground soil. Looking forward to moving sometime before the end of the year. Arizona is beautiful and I would stay if asthma wasn’t the serious problem its become for me. Good luck to anyone who wants to take a chance here. You may find relief at first but it will be short lived. — Kevin, Arizona
Massachusetts [MA]
Massachusetts reports record warm winter temps
From California to New England, and from Iowa to Texas, allergy season is upon us. Reports are coming in from all but the northern-most states of spring allergies in the air.
MetroWestDailyNews.com reported today that in spite of the “unseasonably cold temperatures for the past 10 days,” record warm January temps in Massachusetts mean allergy season is soon to arrive. The article, which reported January temps of 7 to 9 degrees above average in Boston and Worcester, says, “Low-level tree pollen has already spread across most of the state.”
Of interest to those of us in the south-central area where ragweed season starts in the fall, the article cited above also reports that a warm January “is allowing the ragweed to come out earlier.”
