Why you can smell rain
- Written by Tim Logan, Instructional Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University
Your nose knows what's on the way.Lucy Chian/Unsplash, CC BY
When those first fat drops of summer rain fall to the hot, dry ground, have you ever noticed a distinctive odor? I have childhood memories of family members who were farmers describing how they could always “smell rain” right before a storm.
Of course rain itself has no scent....