Over the past few weeks in Victoria and other parts of Australia, we've been seeing some wild and stormy weather. And with those storms has come the risk of thunderstorm asthma. You may remember ...

New details have emerged about the increased risk of critical asthma symptoms for some groups of Asian migrants and descendants in Australia during thunderstorms. People of East or South Asian ...

Locals in an Australian state hit by a thunderstorm asthma outbreak last year have been warned of a "moderate" health risk this week. Nine people died in Melbourne last November after rain and ...

Thunderstorm asthma that was officially discovered in 2016 in Victoria has been wreaking havoc on people’s ability to breathe and is a serious concern in many parts of Australia. Melbourne-based ...

In 2016, the world’s deadliest thunderstorm asthma epidemic occurred in Melbourne. Ten people died and about 3500 required medical attention in 30 hours, straining the city’s healthcare system.

[5] In the southern hemisphere, "thunderstorm asthma" epidemics have been reported in Australia. [6] Fivefold to 10-fold increases in emergency visits to major hospitals in Melbourne occurred ...

Australia, when, within hours of a thunderstorm striking, ambulance call-outs increased by 73% and emergency department presentations increased by 58%. Overall, the number of asthma-related ...

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 ...

There’s been an increase in the number of Australians who report hay fever symptoms in the last 15 years. A history of hay fever – not asthma – is the major risk factor for thunderstorm asthma.

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