Allergies and Global Warming

Have your allergies been a lot worse than usual? Over the past few months, I have noticed an increase in the amount of people being affected by respiratory allergies. Friends of mine who never had allergies before suddenly have constant tears in their eyes and are sneezing way more than usual. A recent study suggests that this increase is possibly due to the effects of Global Warming, since the higher CO2 levels in the air are rapidly increasing the growth of plants and specifically, ragweed pollen, which is the most common allergen. Bryan Walsh states "Researchers have shown repeatedly that elevated levels of CO2 stimulate weeds to produce pollen out of proportion with their growth rates — meaning you get more pollen per plant, which means more allergies." The increase in people suffering from allergies is also affecting the amount of people suffering from symptoms of asthma. It is a fact that over the past few decades, the number of patients with asthma has doubled in comparison to previous years. Ironically, the amount of CO2 levels in the air have risen dramatically over the past few decades as well. What does this research mean for those suffering with allergies? Well, for starters stop contributing to the rise of CO2 levels in the air by changing your lifestyle. Take a look at the Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming to help save our planet and even save some of the lives who are affected by health issues related to Global Warming.