With the winter season in India reaching its peak, many states remain covered in the dense cloak of fog. While for some fog brings an opportunity to stay at home and sit in the bonfire, it turns deadly for vehicles running in the night. In the past 1 month, India has registered multiple accident cases all because of low visibility done to dense or very dense fog. Not only this, many lives have also been lost due to low visibility. The danger of fog is such that it does not affect only one vehicle but a series of vehicles all at once. For instance, in November, at least 30 vehicles collided all at once on the Khanna-Ludhiana Highway resulting in 1 death and multiple injuries. Late arrival of trains and cancellation of flights are the two other problems that fog gives birth to especially in states like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Bihar, etc. True Scoop News brings you a detailed analysis on what is fog, why it forms, and why some Indian states are more prone to it-
What is fog?
If described in what is being seen, fog looks just like smoke spreading in the atmosphere. However, fog is totally different from smoke or smog. Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. Hence, fog is also called a 'grounded cloud'. There are three major factors that contribute to fog formation causes- the presence of moisture in the atmosphere, low temperatures, and still winds.
