Longer allergy season possible due to climate change, study suggests

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The seasonal sniffling and sneezing could last longer for allergy sufferers. A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications suggested that climate change will lengthen allergy season…

these types of plants release billions of grains of pollen into the air because only a fraction of the grains will hit their target.The conclusion of the study does note many uncertainties, the primary one being changes in levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Lab tests cited in the study did show that doubling CO2 concentrations increased pollen production by 60-1,300% and increased the amount of pollen protein per grain.

Total pollen emissions have increased by 46% and plants produced 42% more pollen during peak pollen emissions.James offered the following advice to allergy sufferers looking to manage their symptoms. “The most effective medication topical nasal steroids,” continued James for the next step. “These are sprayed once a day away from the nasal septum and treat … the inflammation in the nose.

 

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