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Apr 21 2021, 10:38 ET
A COMBINATION of lightning strikes and popping pollen grains were behind the deaths of ten people who were exposed to thunderstorm asthma , scientists have claimed.
Thousands of people had to receive emergency medical care after the storm hit Melbourne, Australia in 2016.
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Thousands of Australians had to seek medical care after they were exposed to thunderstorm asthmaCredit: Getty - Contributor
Scientists investigating the event have now claimed that a combination of lightning strikes, wind gusts, low humidity and popping pollen grains could be to blame.
Writing in PLOS One, scientists say that these issues are what caused many people to have an asthma attack after allergen particles were dispersed in the air.
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