(WXYZ) — In today’s Health Alert, cooler mornings are making it feel like fall, and for many, that means allergy season is kicking in. Millions are already dealing with sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny noses.

Fall allergies are a type of allergic rhinitis, often called hay fever. They happen when your immune system overreacts to pollen in the air.

Ragweed is the biggest trigger this time of year. The season usually starts in August, peaks in September and October, and lasts until the first hard frost.

Now, ragweed is a weed that grows wild almost everywhere, in every state, including here in the Midwest. Its pollen is especially powerful because it can travel for miles in the air. So even if it’s not growing in your yard, you can still breathe it in.

On top of that, climate change is ma

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