Oak trees are pumping out pollen in the Southeast, contributing to record-high levels early in the season.
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Oak trees are pumping out pollen in the Southeast, contributing to record-high levels early in the season.
Mandatory Credit: Andrei Zhigaltsov/iStockphoto/Getty Images

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Your pollen allergies are overwhelming? This might be why

Pollen has exploded to eye-watering levels this spring in some parts of the country after warm weather pushed plants out of their winter slumber much earlier than normal.