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What we can learn from the unique smell of wildfire smoke

NPR | By Adrian Ma,
Henry Larson, Adam Raney
Published July 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM MDT

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Derek Mallia, professor University of Utah's Department of Atmospheric Sciences, about why wildfire smoke in the northeast has a distinctive smell.

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