Victorians have been warned to close their doors and windows immediately as a possible thunderstorm asthma weather event approaches. An urgent epidemic thunderstorm asthma warning has been issued ...

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Cloney's Creek.

And with those storms has come the risk of thunderstorm asthma. You may remember back in 2016, when thousands of people in Victoria suddenly developed breathing difficulties. More than 3,300 ...

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 ...

"A trough about southeast Queensland and a moist, unstable airmass is resulting in severe thunderstorm activity," the Bureau's alert said. "Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging ...

Granite Belt and inland parts of South East Queensland. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe thunderstorm warning on Thursday for parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett Forecast District.

Wet weather has been plaguing Queensland in recent days. Picture David Clark “A moist and unstable airmass to the east of a surface trough will aid the development of severe thunderstorm ...

A picture taken in the aftermath after a “crazy little storm cell” ripped through Cloncurry in North-West Queensland on Friday. Picture: Supplied Ms Dudley said the storm, which had damaged ...

A history of hay fever – not asthma – is the major risk factor for thunderstorm asthma. Gas stoves are responsible for 12% of Australia’s childhood asthma. But replacing your cooktop might ...

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Richmond, Julia Creek ...

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