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We could've seen thunderstorm asthma coming and there are ways to prepare

  • Written by Reena Ghildyal, Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Canberra
imageThis event wasn't unprecedented, and we could've seen it coming.from www.shutterstock.com.au

A fourth death has been attributed to Melbourne’s “thunderstorm asthma” emergency on Monday night, and it was lucky there were not more, according to the state’s health minister. More than 2,000 people suffered breathing problems...

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