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Thunderstorm asthma, the unexpected impact of lightning storms on pollen allergies

Thunderstorm asthma, the unexpected impact of lightning storms on pollen allergies

Image credit: Michiel Baatsen, (distributed via imaggeo)

In October 2015 a series of massive thunderstorms rolled across the Eastern Mediterranean. In the hours and days that followed many people living along the Israeli coast had to go to their nearest medical centre because they were experiencing respiratory problems, which appeared very similar to asthma. But what could have caused these breathing problems?  

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