As the chilly arms of the summer fog lapped around the house in the darkness, he felt first loneliness, and then fear, and finally panic.
Fynbos is a sort of multi-hued gorse - short, tough-leafed plants that thrive on summer fog.
The strait was surprisingly elusive for early European explorers, presumably due to this persistent summer fog.
In this temperate but humid coastal zone, the trees receive moisture from both heavy winter rains and persistent summer fog.
The presence and consistency of the summer fog is actually more important to overall health of the trees than heavy precipitation.
The peaks form a divide for the summer coastal fog pushed in from the Pacific Ocean.
The cool California Current offshore often creates summer fog near the coast.
It experiences a relatively narrow range of temperatures, high wind, humidity and cloudiness levels, and persistent summer fog.
The summer fog and summer drought have the same underlying cause: a massive, stable seasonal high pressure system that forms over the north Pacific Ocean.