The matter in summary The mild weather has led to snow and ice starting to melt, which can lead to an unpleasant smell that can be reminiscent of vomit or dog poo. The cause of the smell is a lack of oxygen under the ice, which causes plant remains and roots to rot. The lack of oxygen causes butyric acid to form underground, which is released into the air when the ice melts. A lot of ice on lawns and fields can lead to ice fires, which can damage grassland and crops. Butyric acid odors have become more common due to a more varied winter climate. The smell is not dangerous, but can be unpleasant. It disappears when the soil dries up. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. The mild weather has arrived in several places in the country, and snow and ice have started to melt away. But have you noticed that it also smells like vomit and dog poo in the spring sun? At least it smells like that in parts of Trøndelag now. Do you think it smells like shit outside now? Yes, it smells like reindeer in here! No, only lavender and flowers here! Show result – In short, it is a lack of oxygen that is the cause of this smell, says researcher Marit Jørgensen at the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomics, NIBIO. The somewhat pungent smell that can be reminiscent of vomit, or bad silos is because the temperatures have now risen, and the ice has started to melt. Who was the fart’s real father? NIBIO researcher Marit Jørgensen says that butyric acid is behind the stench. Photo: Private – There has been a lot of ice on the ground in many places in the country. This ice has prevented air from reaching the soil and the plants. Eventually, there will be a lack of oxygen under the ice. Then plant remains and roots rot, says Jørgensen And the lack of oxygen causes butyric acid to form underground. This acid is then released into the air when the ice melts. Can have consequences A lot of ice that has been lying on lawns and fields can also lead to something called an ice fire. – But there are many people who think that this means that the sun is roasting the plants, that is not correct, Jørgensen points out. Ice fire is when grassland is damaged by ice lying for too long. And although butyric acid is disgusting to those with a sense of smell, and ice fire can make the lawn look limp, it can actually have real consequences for agriculture. – Farmers can experience major damage to their crops if there is a lot of water lying underground over time, says Jørgensen. The smell of butter has also become more common due to a more varied winter climate. – In January and February, the snow usually melts, then there may be a cold period afterwards. The winter climate goes more in periods now, which leads to this. If we had long winter periods that were more stable, there would be less bad smell, says Jørgensen. A recreation of the journalists’ reaction when they got the rush of buttery acid #real. Photo: Colourbox Spring has arrived Meteorologist on duty Per Egil Haga says that spring has definitely arrived. When the journalists asked him if we could say goodbye to winter, he emphasized that you can never say anything one hundred percent certain. But there are spring temperatures out there now, all over the summer. – The mild spring weather will continue for another couple of days. There are also good opportunities to see the sun in between. It is spring, but state meteorologist Per Egil Haga cannot promise that winter will not return soon. Photo: Sophie Lorch-Falck The chances of sunshine will be even better next week. It also means that it will be a little cooler. – Then I would think there will be a little less smell of that butyric acid, because it will be cold degrees at night and hot degrees during the day. Haga says that Northwest Norway is the temperature winner on Saturday, with 12 degrees in Valldal. Not dangerous Marit Jørgensen at NIBIO is not optimistic that spring is here to stay. – I wasn’t quite sure about that. After all, we are only in March, there may soon be another round of frost, and then the butyric acid smell may return, laughs Jørgensen. She adds that the smell is nothing dangerous, just very unpleasant for those who are exposed to it. – Fortunately, the smell disappears as soon as the soil dries up a little, concludes Jørgensen.
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