Tree pollen season is underway and already blending into grass pollen season, leaving many people dealing with itchy eyes, sneezing and other familiar spring allergy symptoms.
Future allergy seasons will start more than a month earlier and be far more intense because of the climate crisis, new research shows.
Dr. Robert Anolik, the president of Allergy and Asthma Specialists, says pollen counts have steadily gotten worse over the last 20 years, and the season is getting longer too.
Pollen seasons now kick off 20 days earlier and last 10 days longer than they did in 1990.
Fifty million Americans suffer from allergies, but allergists say wearing a face mask can also help keep the pollen away.
Tree pollen counts have escalated into the "extreme" levels and grass pollen is right behind it, according to The Asthma Center.