‘Be prepared’

Thunderstorm asthma season has already begun, with experts warning that people at risk include those with asthma and ryegrass pollen-triggered hayfever Thunderstorm-triggered asthma can occur during spring with “little warning” in South-east Australia, warns an expert, with the last Victorian thunderstorm asthma epidemic in 2016 claiming 10 lives. It also saw more than 9,900 patients