There is a small group of researchers around the world working to understand the phenomena known as “thunderstorm asthma”, which although rare, can have devastating consequences. So you’re talking an event equivalent to a bushfire where people are severely burned, or a terrorist attack where people are critically injured. While not the first case of thunderstorm asthma in Melbourne, it was the most deadly and the severe. He is the world expert on thunderstorm asthma and one of the most published authors on the phenomena in the scientific literature. “We need to understand what other factors work together if we want to reduce thunderstorm asthma.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 23:26 UTC