P.G. A Fog Capital?

Sunday, January 06, 2008 06:43 AM

Prince George, B.C. - Prince George has made the top ten list of some of the foggiest communities in Canada.

According to a study put together by Environment Canada’s David Phillips, 30 years of weather data shows that Prince George is number nine on the list.

Here are the others:

St. John's Newfoundland
Halifax Nova Scotia,
Saint John New Brunswick
Gander Newfoundland,
Truro, Nova Scotia
Sydney Cape Breton,
Sudbury Ontario,
North Bay, Ontario
Prince George,
Pembroke Ontario

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Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 06:43 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Foo738 on January 6 2008 9:05 AM

Fog or Smog?

Posted by: Andyfreeze on January 6 2008 9:24 AM

They should have added "stinky" fog!

Posted by: Bridge on January 6 2008 10:33 AM

Does the Mare know about this record?

Cheers

Posted by: duffer on January 6 2008 10:47 AM

You people have no idea what smog is. Try Vancouver or, better yet, Los Angeles.

Posted by: NMG on January 6 2008 11:05 AM

I wonder if they accounted for the fact that much of our fog is man made, LOL.

Posted by: thatguy on January 6 2008 11:11 AM

How can we be the only location thats not close to a large open body of water? Must be man made. We should be so proud.

Posted by: seamutt on January 6 2008 11:18 AM

The weather readings are taken at the airport. I have spent a lot of time up there and have noticed because of the pulp mills it has been foggier op there more often than in town. So what is correct?

Posted by: diplomat on January 6 2008 11:32 AM

The confluence of two rivers represents a large body of open water, one would think.

It takes a long time for the fog to clear from the bowl area - when the outlying areas at a higher altitude are already enjoying sunshine and clean air.

The heaviest fog surrounds City Hall!

;-)

Posted by: owl on January 6 2008 11:41 AM

Heaviest fog???? Is that the stuff that vaporizes from heavy water?

Posted by: thereasonableman on January 6 2008 11:42 AM

It takes a long time to clear the fog around your bowl ?

Posted by: Runner46 on January 6 2008 1:48 PM

Sudbury is near water, nice try.

But you are going in the right direction. Obviously we have something in our air that helps the natural fog develop.

So did London!!!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=873954

Posted by: diplomat on January 6 2008 1:59 PM

"Experts with the Central Meteorological Station said the heavy fog that blanketed north China including Beijing Thursday morning is a natural weather phenomenon in this season."

Perhaps the heavy fog followed the Mayor home to City Hall after his China visit?

:-)

Posted by: Harbinger on January 6 2008 5:11 PM

Maybe we can get those bird killing wqindmills and make them so they blow all the crap air to Alberta.

Posted by: Palopu on January 6 2008 7:02 PM

This cant be good news for the Airport Authority who's selling P.G. Airport as basically fog free for most of the year.

I beleive their figures were 7 days per year (average) when planes couldnt land.

Posted by: northman on January 7 2008 9:40 AM

I lived in Kelowna for a year in 2004 and the fog is horrible down there in the winter, worse then P.G! At least in P.G and the surrounding area the fog lifts in the afternoon letting some sun in.