Recent scary pile-ups on highways in California have been blamed on tule fog, a specific type of fog that’s native to the state’s Central Valley.
The recent huge, fog-related pileups in California include a 59-vehicle crash on Highway 99 in Tulare County on Jan. 31, which caused 10 injuries. Another major accident occurred nearby on Jan. 27, in which 43 vehicles crashed on Highway 58 near Bakersfield, leading to nine injuries. No one was killed in either wreck.
Named after the tule grass of the Central Valley, tule (TOO-lee) fog is a type of radiation fog. It forms on clear, calm nights when the ground loses heat rapidly. And forecasters warn that the danger will continue for several days…