Floridians Are Complaining About Dense Fog That Smells Funny

Florida has been struck with a phenomenon of dense fog that has what residents have described as a strange odor. In social media posts on Reddit and X, individuals have called the fog unusual from other fog common in Florida, much more dense and, well, smelly.

The phenomenon has, of course, sparked conspiracy theories online in the absence of credible information, as cataloged by Futurism. Some Redditors have speculated the fog captured chemicals from manufacturing plants in the region, but there is no definitive evidence to prove the claim. The federal government is distracted these days with President Trump effectively shutting down organizations by the day and pressuring its workforce of 2 million to take early retirement offers. We might just be stuck with TikTok experts on this one.

“I’m not the conspiracy type,” said one Reddit user, “but this is 100% happening in central Florida. I thought it was smoke at first, but it is fog. And it has a smell I cannot describe.” Another agreed, saying, “I usually laugh at the conspiracy theorists, but this fog IS weird. Smells off and doesn’t really look like any fog I’ve seen in my 30 years living here.” Another wrote the fog “smells kinda like a mixture of gasoline and rubber. Honestly, I cannot really describe it.” Geo-engineering practices, such as efforts to seed clouds and produce rain, only lend more credence to the conspiracy theories.

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