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Feb 12, 2016
9:54:30pm

Snipe All-American

Then why inversions before pollution?

Anachronistic.

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Snipe

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Really gross...

2/12/16 9:19pm

Seriously.... Can't they just move those mountains?

TANK

2/12/16 9:22pm

Mr Herbert, tear down these mountains!

JackStack

2/12/16 9:24pm

Nah, they just need to plant more trees...

2/13/16 12:08am

When I lived in Suncrest above the Draper temple, it was crazy to look out at the inversion while

RichieRich

2/12/16 9:23pm

Until your house slid off the mountain

coolcats

2/12/16 9:24pm

I remember in the 1960s seeing that type of scene driving over the point of

Real G Man

2/12/16 9:26pm

Hopefully it rains enough on Sunday that it goes away. That's gross.

crazY

2/12/16 9:31pm

I grew up a good portion of my life in Utah and always had pretty bad asthma. I

Cabadapeste

2/12/16 9:34pm

Seriously, Utah. Start controlling the temperature & weather like everyone else!

zonacougar

2/12/16 9:40pm

This.

maxpowers

2/12/16 9:54pm

seems strange that Utahans still allow oil refineries and Rio Tinto mining. Sure they provide some economic

HarlemCoug

2/12/16 9:42pm

Has nothing to do with that, or very little.

Snipe

2/12/16 9:46pm

But they burned wood constantly in Brigham's day. Not sure I follow your logic.

HarlemCoug

2/12/16 9:48pm

It is a quality of the valley. NOT pollution to any

Snipe

2/12/16 9:52pm

are you suggesting that a similar inversion existed before Brigham got to the valley? I don't think you understand the

HarlemCoug

2/12/16 10:03pm

Are you suggesting inversion didn't exist before Brigham Young?

mobius

2/12/16 10:05pm

The inversions happened well before

Snipe

2/12/16 10:06pm

basically, yes. it's really no different than what happened with the advent

macaroni

2/12/16 10:11pm

Drove to Western Idaho today on I84

BYU '80

2/13/16 12:03am

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Cabadapeste

2/12/16 9:51pm

Supposedly the native americans referred to SL Valley as "Smoke Valley"

STLcoug

2/12/16 9:54pm

It's not that hard to believe.

byuluvr

2/12/16 10:11pm

It's pollution dude, google inversion.

Cabadapeste

2/12/16 9:52pm

Then why inversions before pollution?

Snipe

2/12/16 9:54pm

Lets take some unsourced statement from Brigham Young over an extensive amounts

Cabadapeste

2/12/16 9:57pm

Huh. Let's see you get a little scientific, then.

Snipe

2/12/16 10:01pm

"smoke valley" - I fail to see why you think that means it wasn't pollution...

HarlemCoug

2/12/16 10:05pm

All those native American steel mills...

Snipe

2/12/16 10:07pm

all those native american unfiltered fires...

HarlemCoug

2/12/16 10:10pm

Indeed. Oh, and I have a bridge to sell you...

Snipe

2/12/16 10:17pm

Inversions can happen very easily with this type of geography after a big snow

Flyski

2/12/16 10:08pm

correct - and because the inversions exist one would think SLC residents would be even more careful about

HarlemCoug

2/12/16 10:14pm

And what if they already comply with said regulations? It's not like they just

2/13/16 12:20am

Um...get rid of some of the largest employers for a 15-20 day/year occurrence?

2/13/16 12:14am

I love me some inversion

cougarnerd

2/12/16 9:54pm

Get our act together? You think an inverted fog layer is something we can

2/12/16 9:58pm

are you suggesting that the inversion doesn't trap pollution and make the air dangerous to breathe?

HarlemCoug

2/12/16 10:06pm

The inversion happens no matter what.

Snipe

2/12/16 10:15pm

I'm pretty sure I didn't suggest anything of the sort.

2/12/16 10:11pm

Exactly. What most fail to understand is it is mostly water vapor that...

2/12/16 10:16pm

Link?

baldcougar

2/12/16 11:36pm

Am I the only one wondering if the dude had an altimeter/position reader back on

2/13/16 12:18am

I took a big breath at 55 seconds. Boy that felt good.

Cougarfan777

2/13/16 1:04am

Need a giant Joan Rivers robot with a vacuum like in Spaceballs

2/13/16 7:21am

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