Anything for a Headline: ‘Climate Change is Altering the Smell of Snow’
By
Anthony Watts -
February 9, 2022 0
Here at Climate Realism, we’ve seen all sorts of media claims about climate change. Some are doomsday scenarios, others claim your favorite holiday food will be threatened, while others try to link nearly every weather event to their view of “climate change.” Some, like the one in a recent story in The Washington Post, are just outlandish claims with no basis in measurable reality that can be proved or disproved with a modicum of factual research.
A recent story The Washington Post story, titled, “Climate change is altering the smell of snow,” claims snow now smells bad due to climate change.
Yes, you read that right.
The article makes some claims that could easily be described as silly. For example:
Climate change is affecting the way snow smells, said Parisa A. Ariya, a chemist and chair of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department at McGill University. As the ground and air get warmer, that encourages the circulation — and intensity — of the odor molecules.
https://climaterealism.com/2022/02/anything-for-a-headline-climate-change-is-altering-the-smell-of-snow/