Not everyone appreciates unseasonably warm temperatures this December. People with allergies are actually suffering because of them.
Dr. Purvi Parikh of Allergy and Asthma Associates in New York, has seen about 20 to 30 percent more patients experiencing mold allergies due to the recent warm spell.
"A lot more people are coming into my office with symptoms like sneezing, coughing, and rashes," said Parikh. "Some people are very sensitive to mold."
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Parikh attributes the mold to a rise in humidity that enables the mold spores to proliferate. The dry air in the winter months typically suppresses mold, because fungal spores need food and water to grow. This time of year, mold spores are typically not as prevalent as they are in the summer months, since mold can't grow in freezing temperatures.
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