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👃🌍 Rising temperatures and biodiversity loss are shifting the chemical composition of the world's odors.

Scientists and historians are documenting how these changes lead to the extinction of natural #smells like frankincense and the scent of clean #snow. This shift impacts human cultural heritage and the sensory systems #animals rely on for survival.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/earths-smells-are-disappearing-because-of-climate-change-and-its-a-vast-cultural-loss-180988496/

#science #environment #climatechange #climate #smell #nature #chemistry #history #biology #conservation

Earth's Smells Are Disappearing Because of Climate Change, and It's a Vast Cultural Loss

A triple threat of pollution, extinction and warming temperatures is altering the way the planet smells. Scientists are only beginning to understand the stakes for humans

Smithsonian Magazine