San Francisco Fog (MISL) Players
San Francisco Fog may refer to: *San Francisco fog, a fog that frequently occurs in the area of San Francisco, California, U.S. *San Francisco Fog RFC, a rugby football club *San Francisco Fog (MISL) The San Francisco Fog was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1980–1981. History The Fog, which played their home games at the Cow Palace, finished their single season of existence at 11–29. The team us ...

San Francisco Fog
Fog is a common weather phenomenon in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as along the entire coastline of California extending south to the northwest coast of the Baja California Peninsula. The frequency of fog and low-lying stratus clouds is due to a combination of factors particular to the region that are especially prevalent in the summer. Another type of fog, tule fog, can occur during the winter. There are occasions when both types can occur simultaneously in the Bay Area. The prevalence of fog in the San Francisco Bay Area has decreased, and this trend is typically attributed to climate change. Ocean moisture The Pacific Ocean contributes to the frequency of fog by providing atmospheric moisture and by its temperature. It is also the major source of nuclei for the condensation of moisture from vapor into cloud droplets. Moisture evaporated from the ocean surface over hundreds, even thousands of miles of the open Pacific is carried to California from various directions. ...
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San Francisco Fog RFC
San Francisco Fog Rugby Football Club (RFC), also known as "The Fog", is a rugby union football club in San Francisco, California. It is the first such team in the western United States established specifically to actively reach out to traditionally under-represented groups in rugby, such as people of color, gay men, and women. It welcomes players who do not fit into those categories. The club has over 100 members. Origins The club was conceived by Derrick Mickle in April 2000, upon learning of the success of the Washington Renegades RFC, established in October 1998 as the first gay/inclusive ruby club in the United States. Through an outreach effort, he recruited the assistance of Cameron Geddes and Bryce Eberhart to help found and start the club. All three had played for their college rugby teams and leveraged their experiences to shape the direction and serious purpose of the club. With the unexpected financial backing of an anonymous donor in summer 2000, the club's organiz ...
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