{"id":419002,"date":"2022-03-20T18:24:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T15:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/longer-allergy-season-possible-due-to-climate-change-study\/"},"modified":"2022-03-20T18:24:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T15:24:20","slug":"longer-allergy-season-possible-due-to-climate-change-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/longer-allergy-season-possible-due-to-climate-change-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#Longer allergy season possible due to climate change: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a355c85cb457\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a355c85cb457\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/longer-allergy-season-possible-due-to-climate-change-study\/#%E2%80%9CLonger_allergy_season_possible_due_to_climate_change_study%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Longer allergy season possible due to climate change: study&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/longer-allergy-season-possible-due-to-climate-change-study\/#Allergy_season_is_already_longer\" >Allergy season is already longer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/longer-allergy-season-possible-due-to-climate-change-study\/#Uncertainties\" >Uncertainties\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/longer-allergy-season-possible-due-to-climate-change-study\/#Ask_the_doc_What_can_I_do_about_my_allergies_now\" >Ask the doc: What can I do about my allergies now?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLonger_allergy_season_possible_due_to_climate_change_study%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Longer allergy season possible due to climate change: study&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The seasonal sniffling and sneezing could last longer for allergy sufferers. A recent study published in the journal\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-022-28764-0\">Nature Communications<\/a>\u00a0suggested that climate change will lengthen allergy season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two scientists from the University of Michigan examined climate data and pollen data and found that pollen emissions later this century would likely start 10-40 days earlier in the spring and end up to 19 days later in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>According to the study, up to 30% of the world suffers from pollen-induced respiratory issues. Authors\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clasp.engin.umich.edu\/people\/steiner-allison-l\/\">Allison Steiner<\/a>, climate and space professor at the University of Michigan, and grad student Yingxiao Zhang wrote, \u201c(It) is a worldwide health concern resulting in economic loss because of medical expenditures, missed work, and school days, and early death.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Allergy_season_is_already_longer\"><\/span>Allergy season is already longer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Temperatures drive the start date, peak emission date and end date of pollination. The scientists studied the last 30+ years of pollen data and determined that pollen seasons have already started 20 days earlier and lasted eight days longer in recent decades. Total pollen emissions increased by 46% and plants produced 42% more pollen during peak pollen emissions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Dandelion.\" class=\"wp-image-21592150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pollen seasons have already started 20 days earlier and lasted eight days longer in recent decades.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cClimate change has played a role over the past couple of years,\u201d Dr. John James, an allergy and immunology specialist, said during an interview with FOX Weather. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing that climate change can impact allergy seasons in terms of causing longer allergy seasons, more pollen and possibly even more robust pollen in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the study, a modeling simulation showed annual total pollen emissions increased by 16-40% by the end of the century.<\/p>\n<p>The climate forecast model used in the study estimated a 5-degree Fahrenheit average temperature rise by 2081-2100 (compared to 1995-2014 temperatures). The study then simulated the start and end dates of pollen emissions of the 15 most prevalent wind-pollinated flowering plants. You may recognize the names of these plants as: grasses, ragweed, conifer, maple, elm, alder, birch, mulberry, poplar, ash and oak.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Woman with allergies.\" class=\"wp-image-21592151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/allergy-season-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People suffering from seasonal allergies can consider nasal saline washes, antihistamines, or allergen immunotherapy to ease their symptoms.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aafa.org\/pollen-allergy\/\">US Forest Service<\/a>\u00a0these types of plants release billions of grains of pollen into the air because only a fraction of the grains will hit their target.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uncertainties\"><\/span><strong>Uncertainties\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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\u00a0concentrations (plants convert the gas, water and sunlight into food) increased pollen production by 60-1,300% and increased the amount of pollen protein per grain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile these conditions may not occur naturally, scientists feel that higher CO2 levels may intensify pollen production and the severity of pollen allergic disease,\u201d the study read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ragweed-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Ragweed.\" class=\"wp-image-21592152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ragweed-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ragweed-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ragweed-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Total pollen emissions have increased by 46% and plants produced 42% more pollen during peak pollen emissions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_the_doc_What_can_I_do_about_my_allergies_now\"><\/span><strong>Ask the doc: What can I do about my allergies now?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>James offered the following advice to allergy sufferers looking to manage their symptoms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cFirst\u2026 there\u2019s something called nasal saline washes which can be very effective,\u201d said James. \u201cIt\u2019s in a spray bottle. You spray it in the nose to wash out allergens and irritants.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe most effective medication topical nasal steroids,\u201d continued James for the next step. \u201cThese are sprayed once a day away from the nasal septum and treat \u2026 the inflammation in the nose.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe next medications are antihistamines. These can be like Zyrtec Allegra Claritin,\u201d said James. \u201cWe don\u2019t recommend people use over-the-counter Benadryl, but because that can cause drowsiness and affect driving and focusing on tasks.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAnd finally, allergy shots or allergen immunotherapy is a very effective treatment for people with allergies,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd this is more of a long term therapy that can bring about desensitization and bring about tolerance to the allergens over time.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>James said tree pollen season runs from February to May. Grass pollen season runs from late May to July. Weed pollen season starts in August and continues until the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/first-freeze-of-season-average-date\">first freeze<\/a>, which usually h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens in October or November for much of the US.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/peatland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Trees.\" class=\"wp-image-21592163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/peatland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/peatland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/peatland.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tree pollen season runs from February to May.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jonas Walzberg\/picture alliance via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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