Don_Dickle to No Stupid Questions • 11 days agoI feel stupid asking this. But cities and countries who have smog and a major amount of air pollution. Why doesn't the wind blow it away or move it overtime? Is there that much pollution?message-square22arrow-up181arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up179arrow-down1message-squareI feel stupid asking this. But cities and countries who have smog and a major amount of air pollution. Why doesn't the wind blow it away or move it overtime? Is there that much pollution?Don_Dickle to No Stupid Questions • 11 days agomessage-square22file-text
minus-square@FireRetardantlink19•11 days agoThere are also weather conditions that reduce air flow, sometimes for days at a time, where very little wind blows and a bubble of air keeps a lot of the pollution over the city.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•edit-211 days agoSalt Lake City is a notable example of a spot where cold air gets trapped by the surrounding topography in the winter, and air pollutants accumulate.
There are also weather conditions that reduce air flow, sometimes for days at a time, where very little wind blows and a bubble of air keeps a lot of the pollution over the city.
Salt Lake City is a notable example of a spot where cold air gets trapped by the surrounding topography in the winter, and air pollutants accumulate.