How Thunderstorms Affect Asthma

I'm Meteorologist Philip Spicer. If you've got Asthma, you know it only takes a little pollen or dust in the air to get you wizened. But, did you know that a rumble of thunder in the distance might be a sign that you are in for an asthma attack.

A lot of people think of thunderstorms as clearing the air pollutants and pollen, but when raindrops hit those airborne grains, they explode and turn into particles that are just the right size to get into people's airways. Then the storms, winds spread them all over the place, and you've got trouble.

Researchers have found that people with asthma are more likely to go to the hospital in the days after storms, leading scientists named the phenomenon, thunderstorm asthma. Did you hear that? Maybe it's time to reach it with care. With Wellness and Weather, I'm Philip Spicer.


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