Micro Wave: Are Seasonal Allergies Getting Worse?
More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from allergies. Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty hide caption
More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from allergies.
Arterra/Universal Images Group via GettyWe ask allergy expert Dr. Juanita Mora if seasonal allergies are getting worse. Plus, some quick tips for managing those pesky allergy symptoms.
Literature mentioned in this episode:
- Anthropogenic climate change is worsening North American pollen seasons (William R. L. Anderegg, John T. Abatzoglou, Leander D. L. Anderegg, Leonard Bielory, Patrick L. Kinney, Lewis Ziska/Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Feb 2021)
- Effects of climate change and seed dispersal on airborne ragweed pollen loads in Europe ( Hamaoui-Laguel, L., Vautard, R., Liu, L. et al./Nature Climate Change, May 2015)
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This episode was fact-checked by Rasha Aridi, and edited by Viet Le. Joshua Newell was the audio engineer.