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Melbourne is the thunderstorm asthma capital of the world. And the pollen season is getting longer
2025-04-25 20:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Melbourne is the thunderstorm asthma capital of the world. And the pollen season is getting longerAdvertisementNationalAllergiesBy Wendy TuohyApril 13, 2025 9.00am, registeror subscribeto save articles for later.Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.An increase in the length of Melbournes pollen season due to the effects of climate change will likely cause more incidents of weather conditions that produce potentially deadly thunderstorm asthma, researchers say.Melbourne is already the allergy capital of the world, with government data showing about 31.8 per cent of residents experience allergic rhinitis. A significant cause is pollen inhalation, and new data shows the citys annual pollen season is starting earlier and lasting longer.This could mean more days prone to thunderstorm asthma conditions, when winds and coinciding electrified storms pull large amounts of pollen into the atmosphere. Melbourne is also the global capital of thu...
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