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Climate change is altering the smell of rain, scientists say

Original: https:// archive.ph/NuflJ Please no! https://www. scientificamerican.com/article /how-climate-change-is-altering-petrich

A Scientific American article reports that climate change is altering petrichor, the earthy smell that rises after rainfall, which comes from soil compounds and plant oils. The piece warns that shifts in temperature and rainfall patterns, along with changes in soil microbes and insects, could make this familiar scent rarer or different, prompting readers to share the story with dismay.

Why now: People are reacting with alarm that even the beloved smell of rain is being changed by climate change.

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• https:// archive.ph/NuflJ Please no! https://www. scientificamerican.com/article /how-climate-change-is-altering-petrichor-the-glorious-smell-after-it-rains/ # climatechange # soil # insects · keynotes · 7

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