HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On the first full day of spring, ABC13 learned how climate change is leading to longer allergy seasons not only in Southeast Texas but across the country. Our partners at Climate Central released a new study Wednesday that links the Earth’s warming climate to pollen and our seasonal allergies.
As more carbon is released into the atmosphere, those molecules help trap heat from the sun. This aids in a gradual warming of the Earth’s climate, and that means warmer, spring-like temperatures can occur earlier in the year, allowing plants to wake up and release pollen sooner, thus extending allergy seasons. This means seasonal allergies, like trees, weeds, and grass, can start sooner in the spring and last longer into fall.
As the spring pollen season ramps up in our area, we’re learning how our seasonal allergies are impacted by climate change.
In Houston and Southeast Texas, we’re accustomed to seasonal allergies as we can have them …