News · 22 April 2026
UK, Europe pollen season now two weeks longer
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People across the UK and mainland Europe are suffering hay fever for longer each year, according to the Lancet Countdown in Europe 2026 report, published in The Lancet Public Health. Climate change has shifted the pollen season for allergenic trees including birch, alder and olive, with seasons starting one to two weeks earlier than they did in the 1990s.
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