I 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@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

I 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?

Mouselemming · 2 days ago

Good map!

You’re getting an unusual pattern in Southern California right now though. Usually our winds blow from the ocean, forming an inversion layer and trapping smog over the Los Angeles Basin as they hit the mountains. But atm the southeasterly Santa Ana Winds are pushing the smoke from the fires (which they exacerbated) out to sea.