December 1995: In thick fog a train rams into the back of another, 75 people die.
Thick fog shrouded the Reebok Stadium and there was little to brighten the gloom in a disappointing opening half.
Thick fog also affects planes more than helicopters which can land more slowly.
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The BBC Weather Centre said observations at the time of the crash on Wednesday showed very low but not thick fog.
The Sri Lankans opted to bat after thick fog delayed the start of the two-match series by an hour and 45 minutes.
Visibility had worsened as a thick fog began rolling in.
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However, that conclusion was overturned by two senior RAF officers who said the pilots were guilty of gross negligence for flying too fast and too low in thick fog.
In the end we made a last minute dash from the thick fog of Nairn to Burghead and got an amazingly clear view from a minute after annularity to the end.
When Jack was a trucker riding up and down the California highways delivering goods for K-Mart, he always kept his head and drove steadily even when thick fog, known in California as tule fog made the journey treacherous.
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The field had to contend with a thick layer of fog which delayed play for over three hours and 75 players have yet to complete the second round.
This information has been provided by Radarsat, a Canadian satellite capable of detecting detailed water and land features through thick clouds, fog and rain using synthetic-aperture radar equipment.
Earlier in the day, the formal changing of guard ceremony between the United Nations Protection Force and NATO took place a little later than scheduled, thanks to thick tufts of fog that delayed the arrival of the NATO commander.
As the game started with Brewster Park enveloped in a thick blanket of fog which didn't lift for the entire match, McNeice opened the scoring in the second minute but the Donegal champions replied with scores from John O'Malley, Molloy and Eoin Waide.
Even as computerised weapons systems and wired infantry have blown away some of the fog of war from the battlefield, they have covered cyberspace in a thick, menacing blanket of uncertainty.
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