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A dense fog event on October 1, 2026, caused a massive multi-vehicle collision on the southbound I-95 bridge over Lake Marion in South Carolina. The crash involved up to 69 vehicles, including 15 tractor-trailers, resulting in multiple injuries and four entrapments. Cleanup efforts took over 20 hours, with no fatalities reported.
A dense fog event on October 1, 2026, caused a massive multi-vehicle collision on the Interstate 95 bridge over Lake Marion in South Carolina. The crash involved up to 69 vehicles, including 15 tractor-trailers, resulting in multiple injuries and one helicopter evacuation. All lanes remained closed for over 15 hours for cleanup, with no fatalities reported.
A dense fog event on a bridge over Lake Marion caused a massive multi-vehicle collision on southbound Interstate 95 in South Carolina on Thursday morning. The crash involved 15 tractor-trailers and numerous passenger cars, resulting in multiple injuries and four entrapments. Cleanup efforts took over 20 hours, with the roadway fully reopening around 6 a.m. Friday.
A chain-reaction crash involving 65 vehicles occurred on a bridge over Lake Marion on Interstate 95 in South Carolina on Thursday morning. Dense fog caused a sudden loss of visibility, leading to a massive pileup that included 15 tractor-trailers. The incident resulted in multiple injuries, four entrapments, and one helicopter evacuation. Southbound lanes remained closed for extended cleanup operations into the evening.
A dense fog event on a bridge over Lake Marion caused a massive 69-vehicle pileup on southbound Interstate 95 in South Carolina on Thursday morning. The crash involved 15 tractor-trailers and 54 other vehicles, resulting in multiple injuries and four entrapments. One person was airlifted to a hospital, while others were treated for minor injuries. No deaths were reported. The southbound lanes remained closed for extended cleanup operations, with traffic rerouted at Exit 102.
Ireland’s $61 million Dassault Falcon 6X government jet will arrive without the FalconEye fog-landing system because Ireland is boycotting Israeli-made parts. The safety feature, normally located in the plane’s nose, would aid landings in poor weather, a notable gap for a vehicle intended to transport the Taoiseach and officials. The jet was delivered in 2025 to replace the older Learjet, while four new Irish Air Corps helicopters reportedly include Israeli flight systems due to manufacturing constraints. The move reflects ongoing tensions between Ireland and Israel amid broader diplomatic actions.
Fireworks for America’s 250th birthday fired from the Golden Gate Bridge were largely obscured by a marine layer, with visibility depending on vantage point. West-side viewers around the Presidio and other western spots saw the bridge vanish into fog, while eastern viewpoints caught a few color bursts. The 15-minute show drew crowds, snarled traffic, and local renegade displays continued elsewhere in the city.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 3-0 at Wrigley Field in a game delayed and dominated by fog, with visibility so poor that plays and even a pitch review were affected. Wetherholt started with a leadoff homer, Leahy tossed five scoreless innings, Soriano worked through a foggy sixth, and Burleson added an insurance run in the eighth as Riley O’Brien closed it out for his 22nd save.
Fog at Shinnecock Hills forced a two-hour suspension to begin the 2026 U.S. Open, with visibility concerns and gusts up to 40 mph cited; the forecast suggested fog would lift by 9 a.m. and a 36% chance of rain around 10 a.m. before remaining cloudy, then easing. Only 14 players had completed a hole when play was paused, and final tee times were moved to about 2:42 p.m. ET, with the rest of the tournament days expected to be mostly sunny and winds easing by the weekend.
A study in Environmental Microbiology finds fog droplets host millions of bacteria, with concentrations comparable to the ocean; only about 1% of droplets contain bacteria, but a thimbleful can contain around ten million bacteria, including growth of Methylobacteria after fog events that use formaldehyde as food, indicating fog is a habitat that could influence air quality. Harvesting fog for drinking water might remove these microbes, though the ecological impact is not yet clear.
Arizona State University researchers found that some ground-level fog droplets host actively growing bacteria—particularly methylobacteria—that consume formaldehyde, turning fog into tiny temporary ecosystems that can reduce airborne pollutants and potentially influence atmospheric chemistry and climate.
NASA’s Earth Observatory highlights autumn fog in eastern Victoria as the Terra satellite’s MODIS instrument captures morning valley fog in the Victorian Alps and an arch-shaped cloud drifting over Port Phillip Bay. The piece explains radiation fog forms when air cools to the dew point in calm conditions, sinks into valleys, and lingers where terrain shades the ground; nearby breezes interacting with the bay’s terrain likely shaped the arch cloud, which moved south as the fog faded.
Coastal deserts form where cold ocean currents chill the air and fog limits moisture, while nearby mountains create rain shadows that block precipitation, producing arid zones right along shores (as seen in the Namib and Atacama).
A 59-vehicle pileup on Highway 99 in Tulare County forced a full morning closure in both directions. The crash, likely aided by dense fog, sent about 10 people to the hospital, and the highway was reopened roughly six hours later after responders cleared the scene.
Dense fog caused a 59-vehicle pileup on a three-mile section of Highway 99 in Tulare County, about 40 miles north of Bakersfield, closing the road for more than five hours before reopening in the afternoon; several people sustained mild to moderate injuries and were taken to a local hospital, and authorities urged travelers to avoid dense fog and not rely on automatic headlights.