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SUNY University at Albany: Ask an Expert - Why is It Foggy on Mountaintops and Not Close to the Ground?
September 01, 2026
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 1 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:

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Ask an Expert: Why is it Foggy on Mountaintops and Not Close to the Ground?

Justin Minder, professor of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences, is an expert in mountain weather and how terrain shapes local conditions like clouds and fog.

Minder answers today's question: Why is it foggy at the top of mountains and no . . .

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