Does climate change make you sneeze?

The report finds that while a majority of Americans believe allergy seasons have remained stable, 38% perceive them as becoming more severe, with the strongest perception of increase among those most concerned about climate change.

• Climate change is identified as the primary driver for a 21% increase in pollen concentrations in North America between 1990 and 2018, leading to longer and more severe allergy seasons that impact respiratory health and the economy.
• Survey data from 3,079 U.S. adults indicates that 38% believe their local allergy season has become more severe in recent years (28% 'somewhat more' and 10% 'much more'), while 57% believe it has stayed about the same and only 4% believe it has become less severe.
• Perceptions of worsening allergy seasons vary across the 'Six Americas' segments of public opinion on global warming; the 'Alarmed' group is the most likely to report increased severity at 50%, while the 'Doubtful' and 'Dismissive' groups report it at 24% and 23% respectively.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2023). Does climate change make you sneeze? https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/does-climate-change-make-you-sneeze/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Does climate change make you sneeze? 2023. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/does-climate-change-make-you-sneeze/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2023does, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Does climate change make you sneeze?}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2023}, month = jul, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/does-climate-change-make-you-sneeze/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }