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Southern California Rotten Egg Smell?

6.1K views 28 replies 27 participants last post by  Grumpy  
#1 ·
anyone smell that rotten egg smell this a.m? The news is saying from the Salten Sea? thats like 75 miles from Ventura County? I think its from earthquake activity?
 
#18 ·
In all seriousness, I have experienced this in different places at different times, here's my theory:

Is there a landfill within a few miles? As the trash decomposes, it releases methane and other smelly gases. These are heavier than air and flow into low-lying areas during the night and early morning before the sun comes out. When it starts warming up mid-morning and afternoon, the sun "cooks off" these gases and they dissipate. I drive through such an area on some mornings.