Ozone can be created by an electrical charge that signals an oncoming storm.
Another term associated with the smell of rain ispetrichor.
This word refers to the potpourri of scents that arrives once rain has arrived.
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All that falling water kicks up lots of molecules that produce scents.
That distinct smell is due to a chemical compound calledgeosmin.
Even though it has an earthy smell, geosmin isn’t due to dirt.
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It’s actually a byproduct of bacteria from the genusStreptomyces.
So why is the scent so prevalent after the rain?
A2015 studyfound that water droplets falling onto soil trap air inside.
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