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brooklynite

(94,508 posts) Tue Aug 8, 2017, 09:52 AM Aug 2017

Here in Seattle, its so hazy from British Columbia forest fires...

...that you can't tell if it's a cloudy day.

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Here in Seattle, its so hazy from British Columbia forest fires... (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2017 OP

Lots of fires all over the Northwest. aidbo Aug 2017 #1

Article about wildfire dangers aidbo Aug 2017 #2

aidbo

(2,328 posts)

1. Lots of fires all over the Northwest.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Aug 8, 2017, 10:17 AM

Aug 2017

Oregon has so many our governor has declared a state of emergency.

Plus we are in for a huge influx of visitors for the eclipse in 2 weeks so the potential for more is going to be high.

aidbo

(2,328 posts)

2. Article about wildfire dangers

Reply to aidbo (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 8, 2017, 01:10 PM

Aug 2017

When you combine one of the largest tourism events in history with a particularly wet winter (leading to extreme plant growth) and a record-setting recent heat wave, the result is tall, dry grasses spread throughout the region. With hundreds of thousands of inexperienced campers flocking to the region — many of which don’t understand the dangers of wildfires — it’s not a question of whether there will be wildfires, but how bad the problem will be.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/08/07/wildfires-are-peaking-as-the-solar-eclipse-nears-heres-what-you-need-to-know/amp/

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