Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change – here's what allergy sufferers can expect in the future
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Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but the bigger problem is what carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released. A 200% increase is possible this century.
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Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate
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Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate
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Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate
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Anthropogenic climate change is worsening North American pollen