--- title: How Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Symptoms Worse description: Warming temperatures, shifting seasonal patterns, and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is affecting pollen production canonical: https://time.com/6270166/how-climate-change-makes-allergies-worse/ author: Andrew Johnson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-04-10T20:34:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T15:42:53.029Z article:section: Climate og:title: How Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Symptoms Worse og:description: Warming temperatures, shifting seasonal patterns, and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is affecting pollen production og:url: https://time.com/6270166/how-climate-change-makes-allergies-worse/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86f3a018774cfc7e/698a3bd322fb852572e2e8ee/GettyImages-854418348.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: I think I'm going to the doctor later og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Symptoms Worse twitter:description: Warming temperatures, shifting seasonal patterns, and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is affecting pollen production twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86f3a018774cfc7e/698a3bd322fb852572e2e8ee/GettyImages-854418348.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Symptoms Worse  by [Andrew Johnson](https://time.com/author/andrew-johnson/)  ## Andrew Johnson Apr 10, 2023 8:34 PM UTC  Shot of a frustrated businesswoman using a tissue to sneeze in while being seated in the office Shot of a frustrated businesswoman using a tissue to sneeze in while being seated in the officeGetty Images/iStockphoto—www.peopleimages.com  by [Andrew Johnson](https://time.com/author/andrew-johnson/)  ## Andrew Johnson Apr 10, 2023 8:34 PM UTC ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6270166/how-climate-change-makes-allergies-worse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6270166/how-climate-change-makes-allergies-worse/"},"headline":"How Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Symptoms Worse","datePublished":"2023-04-10T20:34:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T15:42:53.029Z","description":"Warming temperatures, shifting seasonal patterns, and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is affecting pollen production. For the millions of people who suffer from seasonal allergies, this means sneezing, scratchy eyes, and runny noses for longer periods of time.","url":"https://time.com/6270166/how-climate-change-makes-allergies-worse/","keywords":["News","health","Explainer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86f3a018774cfc7e/698a3bd322fb852572e2e8ee/GettyImages-854418348.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Andrew Johnson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/andrew-johnson/"}],"articleSection":"Climate","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt86f3a018774cfc7e/698a3bd322fb852572e2e8ee/GettyImages-854418348.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"I think I'm going to the doctor later","caption":"I think I'm going to the doctor later","creditText":"Getty Images/iStockphoto—www.peopleimages.com","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/climate/","name":"Climate"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6270166/how-climate-change-makes-allergies-worse/","name":"How Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Symptoms Worse"}}]}] ```