Spring allergy season could get worse, researchers say it has a lot to do with climate change [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. – Researchers at Gonzaga University (GU) are studying how spring allergy season might be getting longer and more severe due to climate change.

“We’re finding that actually because we have earlier springs, probably due to climate change, the seasonal allergies are also shifting. There’s a second way that’s even more unexpected. It’s also the severity of pollen… it’s probably also increasing… but it sounds likely that plants… are getting larger and they’re actually releasing more pollen than they have historically,” Dr. Brian Henning the Director of the Institute for Climate, Water and the Environment at GU, said.

GU is partnering with the Washington State Department of Health. GU is one of the first sites in the state to use a pollen monitoring device.

“Pollen seasons are getting longer and more severe in Washington state and this is largely driven by climate change. Seattle is the only city in …