Mystery as thick fog sweeps the US with reports of 'burning chemical smell' in the air
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A thick fog is sweeping across the US with locals in multiple states reporting how a 'burning chemical-like smell' has blanketed their communities. Concerned Americans have flooded social media with videos of what looks like white particles raining down and swirling in the air.
![[Parts of Texas , Wisconsin , Iowa , Maryland , Virginia , West Virginia , Nebraska , Kansas , Oklahoma , North Dakota , Florida (pictured), and Minnesota were under fog alerts when the bizarre reports surfaced this week]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/18/93680365-14239417-Parts_of_Texas_Wisconsin_Iowa_Maryland_Virginia_West_Virginia_Ne-a-70_1735843326930.jpg)
Some witnesses have also claimed the fog has also triggered health symptoms similar to a respiratory illness. A Florida resident told DailyMail.com that they stopped at a gas station for about 10 minutes and began feeling ill. 'Within about and hour, I kept sneezing over and over for about three hours, and my eyes were really puffy,' she said.
![[While fog typically looks like a soupy gray mist, shining a light directly through it causes the light to scatter off of each individual water droplet that makes up the fog]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/13/93620145-14239417-While_fog_typically_looks_like_a_soupy_gray_mist_shining_a_light-a-1_1735824198777.jpg)
'I got very warm and I felt like I had a fever, and my stomach was cramping.'. Parts of Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Florida, and Minnesota were under fog alerts when the bizarre reports surfaced this week.
![[A Florida resident told DailyMail.com that they stopped at a gas station (pictured) for about 10 minutes and began feeling ill. She then went into a coughing fit and had a fever]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/18/93678663-14239417-A_Florida_resident_told_DailyMail_com_that_they_stopped_at_a_gas-a-74_1735843327165.jpg)
Similar experiences have also emerged from parts of Canada and the UK, sparking widespread concern. Conspiracy theories are running rampant with people suggesting the fog could be a kind of chemical weapon or is related to the drones that mysteriously plagued the nation in December.
![[While the particles in the fog may seem unusual, shining a light in the fog makes them visible. Pictured is the fog in Massachusetts]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/18/93678437-14239417-While_the_particles_in_the_fog_may_seem_unusual_shining_a_light_-a-72_1735843326936.jpg)
David Bamber from St Petersburg, Florida said the 'weirdest part' is the taste and smell of the fog. It smells like the aftermath of the fireworks show and it tastes 'toxic'. Parts of Texas , Wisconsin , Iowa , Maryland , Virginia , West Virginia , Nebraska , Kansas , Oklahoma , North Dakota , Florida (pictured), and Minnesota were under fog alerts when the bizarre reports surfaced this week.
![[As for the 'chemical' smell people have been describing, fog can absorb and trap polluted air near Earth's surface, making their scents more potent. Similar experiences have also emerged from parts of Canada and the UK (pictured), sparking widespread concern]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/02/18/93620141-14239417-As_for_the_chemical_smell_people_have_been_describing_fog_can_ab-a-73_1735843327163.jpg)
