Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The smell of rain is called “petrichor,” and its origins are surprisingly complex. You know the smell. It’s there every time the ...

Where it rains very little, you learn to be attuned to any sign the weather could turn wet—any sign that relief is imminent.

STORY@KETV.COM. IT IS SPRING IN NEBRASKA, AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE RAIN IN THE FORECAST MULTIPLE DAYS IN TODAY’S WEATHER. EXTRA METEOROLOGIST CAITLIN HARVEY BREAKS DOWN. WHY SPRING RAINS? THAT SIGNATURE ...

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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — After a rainstorm, you probably have noticed a scent in the air that likely smells like something in between damp soil and freshly watered plants. Did you know that specific ...

The familiar smell of rain is known as petrichor, a term first coined by Australian scientists in the 1960s.

That’s not your imagination! That smell has a name, and it’s actually backed by science. That earthy, fresh, almost nostalgic smell after a rainstorm is called petrichor (pronounced PEH-truh-kor). It ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A few weeks ago, we talked about how those with arthritis and other joint pain issues truly can feel when a storm is coming due to how air pressure affects the body. Another tool ...

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