Dr Neel Patel has explained what asthma sufferers can do to deal with the condition if a storm occurs.
A doctor is urging the public to be aware of thunderstorm asthma as forecasters predict stormy conditions for the UK.
As reported by the Mirror, Dr Patel explained: "There are two reasons why thunderstorms can lead to more asthma attacks. Firstly, high winds draw more pollen into the air. Moisture in the air breaks these pollen granules into smaller particles which can get deeper into the airways in the lungs, triggering asthma symptoms.
Dr Patel continued: "In the UK, around 5.4 million people have asthma. That's one in 12 adults and one in 11 children. Every 10 seconds somebody in the UK has a life-threatening asthma attack, also known as an asthma exacerbation.
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