Atmospheric modelling of grass pollen rupturing mechanisms for thunderstorm asthma prediction.

The world's most severe thunderstorm asthma event occurred in Melbourne, Australia on 21 November 2016, coinciding with the peak of the grass pollen season. The aetiological role of thunderstorms in these events is thought to cause pollen to rupture in high humidity conditions, releasing large...

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Main Authors: Kathryn M Emmerson, Jeremy D Silver, Marcus Thatcher, Alan Wain, Penelope J Jones, Andrew Dowdy, Edward J Newbigin, Beau W Picking, Jason Choi, Elizabeth Ebert, Tony Bannister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249488