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With all the rain we’ve had this week, the smell of rain has been on my mind. EarthSky had a blog entry on petrichor, the official term for the smell of rain (here). I was surprised to learn that the word was created by the Australian National Science agency, CSIRO, based on Latin roots. I think you’ll enjoy the story too.