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Foggy morning sends readers down a weather science rabbit hole
Original: It's very foggy here this AM. So, this was my natural rabbit hole to fall into. Also, our own National Weather Service w
With dense fog reported across parts of the United States this morning, people are reading up on how fog actually forms. A Science Focus explainer on fog is getting fresh attention, and some readers are voicing frustration that the National Weather Service's website works poorly on mobile phones, with distrust of official US government information also coming up in the discussion.
Why now: Heavy fog on the ground has prompted people to look up the science behind it and complain about official weather sources.
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- It's very foggy here this AM. So, this was my natural rabbit hole to fall into. Also, our own National Weather Service was awful on mobile phones, and I barely trust anything the US government puts out these days anyway. # Science https://www. sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/ fog · JeremyMallin@autistics.life · 1
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