Why does rain make my allergies better?
Rain's Pollen Sweep
Why does rain make my allergies better?
Here's a riddle. The sky gets gray, the rain comes down, your nose starts working again — and you can finally breathe. So what's the rain actually doing up there? Plot twist: it's not the rain that helps. It's what the rain does to a tiny troublemaker floating in the air.
Meet the troublemaker: pollen. Pollen is a fine powder that plants release so they can make seeds. It's so light it just drifts on the breeze, riding the wind from flower to flower — and sometimes straight up your nose. Each grain is far too small to see, but on a dry day there can be millions of them floating around you.
