Spotlight Weather Fog is riddled with bacteria, study finds Doyle Rice USA Today Jun 7, 2026 Jun 7, 2026 Updated Jun 29, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new study is changing the way we think about fog.kAm%FC?D @FE :EVD ?@E ;FDE 2? 2>@CA9@FD 3=@3 @7 H2E6C 5C@A=6ED] Q(6 7@F?5 E92E >:==:@?D @7 324E6C:2 :?923:E … 7@8 5C@A=6ED[Q DEF5J 4@\2FE9@C u6CC2? v2C4:2\!:496= @7 pC:K@?2 $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ D2:5 :? 2? 6>2:=]k^AmkAmx? 724E[ E96 C6D62C49 E62> 7@F?5 E92E 324E6C:2 7=@2E:?8 :? E:?J 7@8 5C@A=6ED 2C6 2=:G6[ 8C@H:?8 2?5 3C62<:?8 5@H? A@==FE2?ED :? E96 2:C]k^AmkAmQ}@E @?=J 2C6 E96J E96C6[ E96J 2C6 24E:G6=J 4@?DF>:?8 2E>@DA96C:4 A@==FE2?ED[ 2?5 =:<6=J 2=D@ 8C@H:?8 :? E96>] u@8 :D 2 923:E2E[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmv2C4:2\!:496= D2:5 96 C6D62C496D 7@8 3642FD6 Q=:BF:5 H2E6C :D 2 ?646DD:EJ 7@C =:76] ~7 2== D@FC46D @7 =:BF:5 H2E6C @? t2CE9[ 7@8D 2?5 4=@F5D C6AC6D6?E E96 @?=J 7@C> @7 DE23=6 =:BF:5 H2E6C :? 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