Spring time represents a fresh start with warmer weather, blossoming flowers and longer days. But for those dealing with seasonal allergies, spring can bring itchy eyes and throats, runny noses and lots of sneezing.
This spring will be particularly difficult for 106 million Americans who suffer from allergies and/or asthma, with pollen-induced seasonal allergies being a major contributing factor, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
According to a 2021 study, the extended length of North American pollen seasons – by an average of 20 days – between 1990 and 2018 is primarily caused by climate change. For those who suffer from seasonal allergies, roughly 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 5 children in the United States, that is bad news.
You may not be wrong if you think that your that pollen allergies are becoming more severe. Allergy symptoms are more intense and persist longer due to longer, more intense pollen seasons brought on by climate change, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Tree, grass and weed pollen counts are already starting to rise in the Western and Southern United States.
