The worst form of weather is a pogonip, which is a word we … - Mark Forsyth

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The worst form of weather is a pogonip, which is a word we stole from the Shoshone Indians (along with the rest of their possessions) to describe a fog so cold that it freezes into ice crystals in mid-air.

Mark Forsyth

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