November 30, 2013

The News of the Day: While America Shopped...

...an ocean of fog fills the Grand Canyon

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Friday morning, the gorges of the Grand Canyon were filled with fog in a rare temperature inversion....

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A temperature inversion happens when hot air high up acts as a seal to keep cold air pollution and fog trapped below.

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While inversions happen once or twice a year at the Grand Canyon, a full inversion is more unusual, happening closer to every 10 years.

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Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 30, 2013 7:10 PM
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300 days in the ditch, don't ever remember fog.

Posted by: ck at November 30, 2013 7:38 PM

An ocean of fog fills the Grand Canyon every morning. That's why they invented coffee.

Posted by: Gagdad Bob at December 1, 2013 10:13 AM