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Fire Inversions: What are they?

 Research Assistant Professor Adam Kochanski and various other researchers show how wildfires can create conditions favorable for an inversion to form that can trap smoke in valleys, just as winter-time inversions trap pollutants. 

To learn more about their findings and watch a smoke simulation, check out the news article here: https://unews.utah.edu/fire-inversions/?fbclid=IwAR094kMIXjde71q-CW4KVbhfbIbNjh5yDjayQWlYVx2A5haSKkzDbjiWIbw.

 

Last Updated: 4/30/21