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Air Quality, Damage, Earthquake, Geology, Iceland, Volcano

Iceland volcano eruption resumed, hot water lines and roads severed

8 February 2024 No Comments

The newest phase of the eruption near Grindavík, Iceland resumed on February 8 with lava erupting to the east of the Svartsengi power station southwest of the nation’s capital, Reykjavík. This is close to the site of the first eruption from this sequence in December 2023. Lava fountains up to 80 meters tall were observed […]

Air Quality, Climate, Cold, Fall, Fog, Hermiston, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Pendleton, Portland, Research, Salt Lake City, Smoke, Tri-Cities, Utah, Walla Walla, Washington, Weather, Winter, Yakima

Cold season temperature inversions

21 November 2023 3 Comments

From about November to February temperature inversions accompanied by low clouds and fog are a common weather feature in the Columbia Basin. These are not unique to the Columbia Basin with many valleys throughout the Western United States and the world also experiencing strong inversions, including the Salt Lake City area in Utah and Almaty, […]