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Sunday, June 23, 2024

June 23, 2024

Weather patterns produce distinctive odors that sensitive noses sniff out. Before the rain begins, one of the first odors you may notice as winds pick up and clouds roll in is a sweet, pungent zing in your nostrils. That's the sharp, fresh aroma of ozone. The scent of ozone heralds stormy weather because a thunderstorm's downdrafts carry O3 from higher altitudes to nose level.

- scientificamerican.com (July 18, 2012)

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