What causes the smell after first rain?
Most of us must have noticed a distinctive smell in the air after it rains. It happens with first rain. We can find it in poetry too . But what causes it?
It can be caused by many things. But most common reason is because of bacteria!
Actinomycetes , a type of filamentous bacteria , grow in soil when whether conditions are warm. When the soil dries out, bacteria produces spores in the soil.
The wetness and force of the rainfall make these spores to get disperse in the atmosphere. The moist air easily carries these spores to us , as we breathe.
These bacteria are very common through out the world.
Most of us must have noticed a distinctive smell in the air after it rains. It happens with first rain. We can find it in poetry too . But what causes it?
It can be caused by many things. But most common reason is because of bacteria!
Actinomycetes , a type of filamentous bacteria , grow in soil when whether conditions are warm. When the soil dries out, bacteria produces spores in the soil.
The wetness and force of the rainfall make these spores to get disperse in the atmosphere. The moist air easily carries these spores to us , as we breathe.
These bacteria are very common through out the world.
