As a day progresses the air near the water’s surface can warm some and the inversion erodes. The smoke will lift and ...

Smoke continues to drift under our inversion – an atmospheric ‘lid” that traps the smoke near the ground – creating an acrid smell and ribbon of haze in the skies over eastern Massachusetts.

But, why are we smelling the fires several miles away? That has to do with a temperature "inversion" in the atmosphere. Typically, smoke from a ground fire would simply continue to rise vertically ...

The haze is caused by an atmospheric phenomenon called an inversion, which can trap smoke, dust and other pollutants in stagnant air. It's why officials urge caution before lighting fires.

Columbus' air quality is once again expected to become unhealthy for sensitive groups on June 12 due to smoke and ozone ...

CINDY. YEAH, A LOT OF FOLKS WAKING UP THIS MORNING AND SAYING I’M SMELLING SMOKE. WHAT IS THAT FROM? THERE ARE MULTIPLE FIRES BURNING RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE A SUBTLE INVERSION, KIND OF A CAP ON THE ...

Authorities have issued advisories for air quality and high temperatures Thursday in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Smoke from ...

The service noted that while smoke inversion settles into Wasatch valleys, it should not be taken as increased fire activity. For Utahns living along the Wasatch Range, Wilson suggested limiting ...