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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Climate change extends hay fever season for weeks

Pollen seasons across Europe are now one to two weeks longer than they were in the 1990s and heat-related deaths have risen across almost the entire continent, according to a major report.

The longer pollen seasons are increasing exposure for tens of millions of people with hay fever and other allergies, a team of global researchers have found. At the same time, extreme heat warnings have also risen 318 per cent over the same period.

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