Thunderstorms can make you sick? @UKResearchandInnovation
Thunderstorms can make you sick?  @UKResearchandInnovation
Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When Zeus messes with your hayfever 🌩️🤧

As the climate warms, we’re seeing bigger, more frequent thunderstorms and higher pollen counts. Is this the perfect storm for thunderstorm asthma?

Researchers at the University of Exeter are digging into the data to understand the triggers and what the future might look like.

#thunderstorms #asthma #hayfever #TodayILearned
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