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Can you actually smell the rain?
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12/6/2024
Accuweather's Ariella Scalese breaks down Taylor Swift's lyrics in the first installment of Weather Karaoke.
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All right, welcome to our newest segment called Weather Karaoke, where we dive deeper into
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the meteorological meaning behind popular song lyrics.
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Of course, I had to start off with Taylor Swift, who includes a lot of weather in her
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song, specifically the song Swift sings about a final embrace, where she remembers the scent
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of a certain precipitation.
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Yes, it's the smell of the rain.
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So we're asking, can you actually smell the rain?
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Well, not only can you smell it, but there's a word to describe it.
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It's called petrichor, the earth we said produced when rain falls on dry soil.
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So when a raindrop lands on a porous surface, air from the pores form small bubbles, which
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then float to the surface and release aerosols.
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The aerosols carry the scent as well as bacteria and viruses from the soil.
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All right, so when the raindrops are moving at a slower rate, they actually tend to produce
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more aerosols.
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And this is why petrichor is more common after light rains.
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So yes indeed, Taylor Swift is right.
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Who's surprised?
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Rain truly does have a scent.
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Unlike some DJs, I am taking requests.
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What songs about weather are you curious about?
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You can email them to me at ariella.scalise at AccuWeather.com.
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You can also message me on social media.
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