Why does Baltimore stink today?
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City and state officials point to cold weather as the culprit for the stench in the Baltimore region many experienced Wednesday morning.
Many Baltimoreans took to social media sites Reddit and Blue Sky and even The Baltimore Banner’s tip inbox to figure out what the stench was they got a whiff of on their commutes.
Cold weather not only impacts how we feel but, apparently, what we smell as city and state officials blame the arctic temperatures for the Wednesday morning odor.
“Weather conditions this morning — including light winds and the effect of the snow on the ground — led to everyday pollutants being slightly concentrated but noticeable throughout much of the Baltimore metropolitan area, which is likely what people in the area experienced this morning,” a spokesman for the Maryland Department of the Environment said in an email to The Banner.
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