Allergy Season Starts Earlier And Lasts Longer As Climate Changes

The onset of pollen moved from early-April to mid-March, and the peak moved from mid-April to early-April, according to Steven Holland’s calculations.

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It has been a rough pollen season for some allergy sufferers. In Atlanta, Friday had the highest pollen count since April, 2013. And to add insult to injury, allergy season has been starting earlier.

Last week, Steven Holland tweeted a chart he’d made, showing that spring pollen season has been gradually beginning — and peaking — earlier here. He wrote “with climate change, pollen comes earlier to Georgia.”