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Pollution from motor vehicles and industry contributes to smog in the area, along with temperature inversions, which trap cold air and pollution underneath a blanket of warm air.
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Korin Miller, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2024
There was a low-level temperature inversion — in which temperatures increase with altitude — that acted like a lid and helped the thunder resonate near the ground.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
In addition, weak winds around the D.C. area and a temperature inversion — in which warmer air layered above cooler air keeps air trapped near the ground — were probably contributing to the buildup of smoke in the region.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
Because of a temperature inversion at the stratosphere's base, sulfate particles linger there for years, which encourages geoengineering advocates.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 14 Feb. 2023
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Korin Miller, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2024
There was a low-level temperature inversion — in which temperatures increase with altitude — that acted like a lid and helped the thunder resonate near the ground.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
In addition, weak winds around the D.C. area and a temperature inversion — in which warmer air layered above cooler air keeps air trapped near the ground — were probably contributing to the buildup of smoke in the region.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
Because of a temperature inversion at the stratosphere's base, sulfate particles linger there for years, which encourages geoengineering advocates.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Temperature inversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temperature%20inversion. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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