Among the vagaries from
climate change is more allergy suffering.
This is predicted because as the planet is getting warmer we are
experiencing early spring, and in some parts of the country like the Northeast
more rain and snow. Climate Nexus reports “historically
high levels of carbon dioxide in the air, nourishes the trees and plants that
make pollen, and encourages more fungal growth, such as mold, and the release
of spores” the result, more pollen than ever before.
If you live in areas experiencing
heat and drought, asthma and other respiratory diseases will be worsened by
dust.
The change will be probably not be
linear, there may be some seasons that are comparatively mild, but over time
the trend is clear. Allergy seasons will
be longer, and higher concentrations of carbon dioxide will fuel plants to
produce more pollen.
Climate change is here and
allergies are one of a number of ways people will experience it.
The National Wildlife Federation
has a short video, Connecting the Dots: Allergies & Global Warming.
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