It may sound made-up, but it’s certainly not. In fact, a period of thunderstorm asthma is a rare but potentially life-threatening event, and it can affect both children and adults. Those who ...

Study objectives: To document the existence and investigate the etiology of "thunderstorm asthma," which has been reported sporadically over the past 20 years. Design: We assessed the relationship ...

More than five million people in the UK suffer with asthma. Asthma + Lung UK, external have said that humidity and thunderstorms can cause an 'unseasonal spike' in asthma-related A&E visits ...

Thus, of all the climate and air quality changes observed during thunderstorms, only fungal spores could be shown to influence asthma hospital admissions.