Allergies Seem Worse This Year? SoCal Doctor Says Climate Change Could Be To Blame

Redondo Beach CA

07 April, 2021

3:04 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Sneezing, headaches and watery eyes. Many people are suffering from more severe allergies than in years past, and one local doctor says climate change may be the culprit behind this year's harsher allergy season. Dr. Salima Thobani, an allergist with Kaiser Permanente in the South Bay, says the combination of warming temperatures and higher levels of carbon dioxide are causing allergy season to arrive earlier and are leading to a greater percentage of pollen that is potentially more aggressive. Read more at CBS Los Angeles