On foggy days why are we able to see a short distance in front of us but decreasingly so the farther ahead you look?

Question

On foggy days why are we able to see a short distance in front of us but decreasingly so the farther ahead you look?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

Fog makes it harder to see things because it gets in the way, blocks out part of the image so it’s a little fuzzy. The further away you look the more fog there is between you and what you’re looking at. Because there’s more fog there’s more stuff in the way that makes it hard to see. So the further out you look, the more fog you’re looking through, and the harder it is to see.