Is California’s fog disappearing? Here’s what scientists say
San Franciscans are intimately familiar with summertime fog, which keeps the city cool while temperatures elsewhere soar. But California’s coastal fog has declined over recent decades, according to some studies, putting the future of the iconic weather phenomenon in limbo. Scientists are still disentangling how climate change will transform fog patterns, but experts say a future with reduced fog would have dire consequences for people, ecosystems and even agriculture.