Wildfires in the drought-stricken state have been burning all summer. The combination of smoke and fog turned deadly.

  • RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    IIRC while it was originally coined as that portmanteau, it was later "officially" used only for the haze caused by nitrous oxides, ozones and sulfur dioxide from leaded gas/diesel vehicles, coal power, and industrial operations.

    Not an etymologist though.