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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
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.
—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
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First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of temperature inversion was
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“Temperature inversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temperature%20inversion. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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