Climate Change is Making Allergy Season Worse: A New Study Reveals How Much Brutal It Has Become
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Climate change is causing allergy season to become more severe.
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Winters are getting shorter, and springs are getting longer, giving plants more time to grow, flower and release pollen.
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The length of allergy season has increased by an average of 15 days since 1970.
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The Northeast has seen growing seasons lengthen by 15 days on average.
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Allergy season has gotten 13 days longer in Boston since 1970, and more severe changes have occurred in some cities.
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Ticks and allergies are arriving earlier due to climate change.
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Carbon pollution warms the planet and lengthens spring seasons, increasing allergen production and making allergy season more severe.
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Pollen counts are increasing and could double by the end of the century.
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Respiratory issues triggered by pollen can be exacerbated by air pollution, which tends to be more severe in highly industrialized urban centers.
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Respiratory issues triggered by pollen can be exacerbated by air pollution, which tends to be more severe in highly industrialized urban centers.
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