Are your seasonal allergies worse and lasting longer?
Climate change may be at least partially responsible for this. According to the article shared by climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe in her recent newsletter, “North America, pollen season now starts about 20 days earlier, lasts roughly eight days longer, and involves 21 percent more pollen, compared with three decades ago.”
This is definitely not great news but inside this phenomenon is an opportunity to start a conversation with a fellow allergy sufferer - maybe offer an antihistamine, commiserate with them and have a talk about this personal and unpleasant climate change consequence.