Why are Utah sunsets so spectacular with wildfire smoke?

Published: Jul 29, 2024 Duration: 00:01:02 Category: News & Politics

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Intro THIS HOUR IN SALT LAKE CITY. WE'VE GOT MID 70'S IM PRICE. NOW OVER THE PAST FEW EVENINGS, THE SUNSETS JUST ABSOLUTELY VIRUS SPECTACULAR. SCOTT TAYLOR FLYING HIS DRONE IN MAGNA HIGHLIGHTING WHERE YOU JUST SEE THAT GLOWING RED Sunsets COMING OFF THE SMOKE. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE GETTING THESE VIBRANT SUNSETS HERE. LET'S TALK ABOUT RIGHT NOW AS WE EXPLAIN IT WHERE AS WE MOVE TOWARDS SUNSET OFF THE SUN AND HORIZON THAT SOME LIGHT HAS TO TRAVEL FARTHER DISTANCE TO GET TO YOUR EYES. NOW THE LIGHT Light Spectrum SPECTRUM. WE KNOW THAT LIGHT TRAVELS IN WAVES, DIFFERENT COLORS, I SHOULD SAY AT DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS. NOW THE SHORTER WAVE LIKES INCORPORATE BLUE AND VIOLET HAS THAT TRAVELS. IT GETS DISPERSED TO GET SCATTERED DUE TO THE SMOKE PARTICLES. WHAT DOES GO Longer wavelengths THROUGH AND PURSES AND MOVE TOWARDS YOUR. I R THE LONGER WAVELENGTHS WHICH ARE THE COLORS, RED AND ORANGE. SO AGAIN, AS WE LOOK AT THAT, THAT SUNSET, THOSE LONGER WAVE LIGHTS BRING IN THAT ORANGE AND RED. THAT'S WHY THEY'VE JUST BEEN SO NEAT TO SEE. THAT'S THE ONLY POSITIVE HERE THAT

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