There was a temperature inversion at the Grand Canyon over the weekend which filled the canyon with fog as cold air was trapped beneath warmer air. The full inversion phenomenon only happens once every several years, and the pictures were amazing:
On Friday the Grand Canyon turned into a river of fog thanks to a rare temperature inversion http://t.co/cahp4mOeLp pic.twitter.com/IrH6eyN3UO
— Climate Desk (@ClimateDesk) December 2, 2013
Did you see the Grand Canyon? Fog is the result of a rare total temperature inversion. Photo: National Park Service pic.twitter.com/fgl0fyuEkz
— Kety Shapazian ?? (@KetyBrazil) December 2, 2013
Grand Canyon filled with fog, spectacular photos -CLICK http://t.co/1VLFVz0MHL pic.twitter.com/xsRkWZOMUN
— WAFB (@WAFB) December 2, 2013
#SkyCandy daily double today, courtesy of Andrea Grantham. Rare inversion fills up Grand Canyon w/ fog. #KVOAwx #AZwx pic.twitter.com/HYbxRgpGGT
— Jeff Beamish (@jeffbeamish) December 2, 2013
The fog, while it makes for an awesome photo when you’re above it, can put a visual damper on the sight-seeing if you’re in the thick of it:
This is what I saw when I went to Grand Canyon during rare temperature inversion a few days ago. Fog!: pic.twitter.com/23gaWQsZWi
— Jonathan P. Thompson (@jonnypeace) December 2, 2013
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