{"id":166022,"date":"2024-10-07T10:13:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=166022&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-10-07T10:14:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T01:14:37","slug":"massive-pollen-surge-expected-kyushu-2025","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/massive-pollen-surge-expected-kyushu-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Pollen Surge Expected in Kyushu for Spring 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weather News has forecast a significant increase in pollen levels for spring 2025 across Japan, particularly in western regions like Kyushu. Pollen levels are expected to rise by up to 400% compared to 2024, making it one of the highest in the past decade. This surge is due to ideal conditions for pollen production, including extended sunlight and high temperatures in summer 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts are warning residents to prepare for heavier pollen dispersal, especially on sunny and windy days, and to implement thorough protective measures against allergies. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.tnc.co.jp\/news\/articles\/NID2024100322773\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TNC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166010\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_pollen_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Massive Pollen Surge Expected in Kyushu for Spring 2025\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_pollen_2024_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_pollen_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_pollen_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fnn_pollen_2024_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weather News has forecast a significant increase in pollen levels for spring 2025 across Japan, particularly in western regions like Kyushu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":166011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-166022","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/166022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}