Griffin Hardy

With this weekend bringing the first heavy downpours we’ve seen in a while, you may get that smell of rain wafting through the air.The last soaking rain that fell in this area was on April 21 in Greenville, with just under half an inch total.Some, especially weather nerds, may be wondering: Where does that smell come from, and what is it called? The smell, or phenomenon, has a special name: it’s called “petrichor.“The origin of that word is from the Greek work “petra,” meaning stone, and “ichor,…