melbourne

  • What Is Thunderstorm Asthma, And Why Is It Worst In Melbourne?

    Hospitals across Melbourne were put on emergency alert on Monday night as thousands of people called ambulance services, reporting breathing difficulties and other severe symptoms. Emergency rooms were so strained that day units were opened to handle the overflow. It was a severe outbreak of the phenomenon called “thunderstorm asthma” — but how does an…


  • What Melbourne’s Largest Pokemon Go Walk Was Like

    I’m typing this while standing on a tram that’s going down Swanston Street — one of Melbourne’s main streets. There are five people playing the game near me. The two nearest to me are chatting away about their highest CP Pokemon, when we hear a loud thud. Someone has dropped their phone — it falls…