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Dr Jeremy Silver
Atmospheric Modeller and Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne; member, Melbourne Pollen Count Team
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Sciences & Technology
Thunderstorm asthma: Counting pollen to save lives
This year’s dry winter is good news for Melbourne’s hay fever sufferers, but after last year’s thunderstorm asthma event claimed nine lives, there are never any guarantees when it comes to pollen
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Sciences & Technology
Under the Microscope
The sticky business of pollen counting
The Melbourne Pollen Count is a vital resource for the city’s allergy sufferers - Ed Newbigin, Edwin Lampugnani and Jeremy Silver are part of the team behind it