Why the allergies season is taking longer and the symptoms are getting worse

The allergies season is extending and there's more pollen in the air. This is bad news for people with seasonal allergies, and the situation is unlikely to improve until the climate stops heating, experts say.

A recent study revealed that the pollen season increased by 20 days a year between 1990 and 2018, while pollen concentrations in North America increased by 21% in the same period of time. Pollen can also be more powerful and thus more allergic, the study revealed.

Climate change “is the dominant driver of the long-term changes in the pollen season and a significant contributor to the growth of pollen concentrations”, the authors of the study wrote.

Dr. Anna H. Nowak-Wegrzyn, an alergologist at the Hassenfeld Children's Hospital in NYU Langone in New York, said climate change could also foster new kinds of pollen when plants adapt to higher temperatures.

What You Can Do

Learn what you're allergic from.
Avoid opening windows during pollen season.
Take a shower after spending a lot of time in the wild.
To wear sunglasses and hats.
You wear masks during the season.
Start treatment according to expert instructions.