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Nothing to sneeze at: Climate change has worsened, lengthened pollen season across the US – USA TODAY
New research shows pollen seasons start 20 days earlier, are 10 days longer and feature 21% more pollen than they did in 1990.
A cloud of pollen was stirred up by a Department of Natural Resources helicopter in LaGrange, Georgia.
USA TODAY
Story Highlights
- Pollen seasons start 20 days earlier and are 10 days longer than they were in 1990.
- This has major implications for asthma, allergies and other respiratory health problems.
- The greatest increases in pollen were recorded in Texas and the Midwest.
With spring around the corner, here’s some bad news for allergy sufferers: Human-caused climate change has both worsened and lengthened…
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