Melburnians dreading pollen season may be able to breathe a sigh of relief, with dry conditions and low rainfall likely to lead to a shorter, less-intense event.
But during Melbourne’s catastrophic asthma thunderstorm in 2016, there was an almighty roar of thunder – and suddenly Harvey was on the ground and having trouble breathing.“At first, I felt like I was getting a migraine,” the Melbourne chef said. “But then I heard this enormous clap of thunder... I fell back on my back, I had my hand on my chest.”Soon after, she was diagnosed with adult-onset asthma and has since developed severe hay fever, too.
“It could be a delayed and less intense pollen season that ends earlier this year,” said Lampugnani, a clinical Fellow at the School of Health Sciences at University of Melbourne’s school of biosciences. Just under 90 millimetres fell this year, 45 per cent below the 1961-1990 average and the ninth-lowest autumn rainfall year on record.Unless there is a huge deluge in the next few weeks, the pollen season looked set to be less intense than average, Lampugnani said.
“Cold air, dry air, it really doesn’t matter – as soon as that pollen is out, I’m affected,” the Port Melbourne resident said. The phenomenon was caused by a combination of high pollen, strong winds, high temperatures and air moisture before a cold front, sparked an unforeseen surge of emergency calls.
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