Professor Jonny Peter on eNCA – Pollen monitoring in SA
Scientist are predicting pollen counts will quadruple in the next 20 to 30 years making life unbearable for those with pollen sensitivities.
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Die jongste verslag deur die Universiteit van Kaapstad se long-instituut toon dat stuifmeel-vlakke weens klimaatsverandering toeneem. Ilze-Marie Le Roux het met ’n kenner op die gebied gaan gesels. A recent study the University of Cape Town’s lung institute shows an increase in the level of pollen in the air. Ilze-Marie Le Roux speaks to an […]
Pollen deposits contributing to global warming: Professor Jonny Peter
This year saw some of the highest recorded pollen counts in history, which had cities from Europe to the US covered in clouds of pollen as a result of global warming. A spike in South Africa’s pollen production has also been flagged by local scientists who are calling for an urgent expansion of the country’s […]
Impact of pollen on public health: Prof Jonny Peter
Scientists predict that pollen counts will quadruple in the next 20 to 30 years, making life unbearable for those with pollen sensitivities. They say people who don’t normally suffer from hay fever may likely start to. Asthma attacks may also increase. Prof Jonny Peter, Head of the Allergy unit at UCT’s Lung Institute responsible for […]
Scientist are predicting pollen counts will quadruple in the next 20 years
Scientist are predicting pollen counts will quadruple in the next 20 to 30 years making life unbearable for those with pollen sensitivities. Video: eNCA
Pollen monitoring in SA – The John Maytham Show
Prof Jonny Peter, Head of the Allergy unit at UCT’s Lung Institute, discusses pollen monitoring on Cape Talk. Listen to the podcast here.
Pollen counts could quadruple in SA in coming years, warns scientists
If monitoring is not ramped up in South Africa, scientists predict that pollen counts will quadruple in the next 20 to 30 years, making life unbearable for those with pollen sensitivities. UCT’s Lung Institute head of allergy Professor Jonny Peter, responsible for monitoring pollen in South Africa, said that due to funding constraints the unit […]
Cape Town’s pollen level spike cause for concern
This year saw some of the highest recorded pollen counts in history, which had cities from Europe to the US covered in clouds of pollen as a result of global warming. A spike in South Africa’s pollen production has also been flagged by local scientists who are calling for an urgent expansion of the country’s […]
