According to scientists, the warming of the planet is making winter shorter, causing planets to bloom earlier and for longer periods — contributing to a worsening allergy season for Americans.
Dr. Julia Caucino on preventative measures to take this allergy season.
More than 50 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, and most of thoseBut, according to scientists, the warming of the planet is making winter shorter, causing planets, including trees, grass and flowers, to bloom earlier and for longer periods of time — contributing to a worsening allergy season for millions of Americans.
Using pollen samples from 15 different planets and computer simulation, the researchers calculated that by the year 2100, pollen levels are expected to triple. Mike Benninger, M.D. with the Cleveland Clinic of Otolaryngology in Cleveland, Ohio, says internasal steroid sprays, which many allergic sufferers are on "make a big difference if they're started two or three weeks before the seasonal allergy season."