Doctors today warned asthmatics and hay fever sufferers face a higher risk of deadly allergic reactions due to the current thunderstorms.
The combination of high pollen counts and wet weather creates a phenomenon known as ‘thunder fever’ or ‘thunderstorm asthma’.
It happens when moisture brought by the storm shatters pollen normally too large to enter the lungs into tiny pieces that can travel deep inside the airways.
There is some evidence lightning may split these pollen grains open and have