Health
Thunderstorm asthma warning as grass pollen season hits Victoria – The Age
Grass pollen season has officially arrived in Victoria bringing with it not only hay fever but an increased risk of the potentially deadly thunderstorm asthma.
Ten people died as a result of the thunderstorm asthma event of November 21, 2016, after grass pollen burst into smaller particles during a thunderstorm, triggering severe asthma in thousands of people across Melbourne.
It was the most deadly outbreak of thunderstorm asthma recorded in the world.
In Melbourne, this phenomenon occurs when moisture-charged winds immediately before a storm whip up rye grass pollen from the pastures to the city’s north and west, sweeping them into populated areas….
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