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Cold, quiet mornings typically bring a temperature inversion – where air is coldest near the ground, then a bit warmer higher up.
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David Yeomans, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
Freese explained that previously, farmers could only spray during certain midday hours, to avoid drift-promoting conditions, such as temperature inversions, that occur quite frequently in the morning and evening—a measure that has been removed.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Several factors contribute to the formation of dense fog, including high humidity, rapid cooling, temperature inversions—when warmer air sits above cooler air near the surface, trapping moisture—and proximity to water bodies or valleys.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The smog crisis in Lahore, similar to the situation in India’s capital, Delhi, tends to worsen during cooler months due to temperature inversion trapping pollution closer to the ground.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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David Yeomans, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
Freese explained that previously, farmers could only spray during certain midday hours, to avoid drift-promoting conditions, such as temperature inversions, that occur quite frequently in the morning and evening—a measure that has been removed.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Several factors contribute to the formation of dense fog, including high humidity, rapid cooling, temperature inversions—when warmer air sits above cooler air near the surface, trapping moisture—and proximity to water bodies or valleys.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The smog crisis in Lahore, similar to the situation in India’s capital, Delhi, tends to worsen during cooler months due to temperature inversion trapping pollution closer to the ground.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Temperature inversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temperature%20inversion. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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