Pollen Count, Allergies On The Rise

Huffington Post - 3/26/13

From Mother Nature Network's John Platt:

Spring has sprung, and allergy season won't be far behind. But if you think last year's allergies were bad, just wait until a few years from now when climate change will cause pollen counts to rise dramatically. According to research by allergist Leonard Bielory, pollen counts will average 21,735 grains of pollen per cubic meter in the year 2040. The average in the year 2000 was just 8,455.

"Climate changes will increase pollen production considerably in the near future in different parts of the country," Bielory said in last year in advance of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. "Economic growth, global environment sustainability, temperature and human-induced changes, such as increased levels of carbon dioxide, are all responsible for the influx that will continue to be seen."

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