The air quality was so bad that everyone, regardless of physical condition or age, will likely be affected, according to the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency. Thick haze hung over Washington's second-largest city, forcing vehicles to turn on their headlights during the morning commute.
In Spokane, air quality slipped into the "hazardous" range. The Federal Aviation Administration said airplanes bound for the Sea-Tac International Airport, Seattle's main airport, may be delayed because of low visibility. You see the number of forest fires increasing, and so there's going to be wildfires," Wineke said. Rodriguez in San Francisco contributed to this story."The trend is clear. Geranios in Spokane, Dan Elliott in Denver and Olga R. It’s a different experience.”įlaccus reported from Portland, Oregon. “We’re from tornado alley, and we don’t have wildfires. “We are disappointed that we can’t see the mountains and the whole city, because our relatives live here and tell us how pretty it is, and we’re missing it,” Bev Harris said. The group of siblings and friends rented an RV and drove in to visit a sister who recently moved to the area. In Portland, six tourists from Lincoln, Nebraska, posed for a photo in front of the Willamette River with the usual Mount Hood backdrop shrouded in haze. Patients at Denver’s National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, were reporting worsening symptoms, hospital spokesman Adam Dormuth said. Those with heart disease may experience chest pain, irregular heartbeats, shortness of breath and fatigue. Health officials say signs of smoke-related health symptoms include coughing, scratchy throat, irritated sinuses, headaches, stinging eyes and runny nose. Lauren Boebert says new roads could alleviate Interstate 70 closures They suggested people avoid driving to limit additional pollutants in the air and advised those with health problems to reduce time outdoors. In California, wind blew smoke from several wildfires into the San Francisco Bay Area, where haze led authorities to issue an air quality advisory through Tuesday. Thick haze hung over Washington’s second-largest city, forcing vehicles to turn on their headlights during the morning commute. In Spokane, air quality slipped into the “hazardous” range. The Federal Aviation Administration said airplanes bound for the Sea-Tac International Airport, Seattle’s main airport, may be delayed because of low visibility. You see the number of forest fires increasing, and so there’s going to be wildfires,” Wineke said. Wineke said climate change is expected to contribute to many more fires. It’s a rare occurrence that also happened last year, raising concerns for many locals that it may become normal during wildfire season.
The latest round of prolonged smoke happened as hot temperatures and high pressure collided, said Andrew Wineke, a spokesman for the state Ecology Department’s air quality program. “Not being able to see the mountains is kind of disappointing, kind of sad,” he said.įorest fires are common, but typical Seattle-area weather pushes it out of the way quickly. Thick smoke in Denver blocked the view of some of Colorado’s famous mountains and prompted an air quality health advisory for the northeastern quarter of the state. Portland Public Schools suspended all outdoor sports practices. Portland, Oregon, residents who were up early saw a blood-red sun shrouded in smoke and huffed their way through another day of polluted air. Seattle’s Space Needle was swathed in haze, and it was impossible to see nearby mountains. Officials also must prioritize resources during the longer firefighting season, so some blazes may be allowed to burn in unpopulated areas. West, blotting out mountains and city skylines from Oregon to Colorado, delaying flights and forcing authorities to tell even healthy adults in the Seattle area to stay indoors.Īs large cities dealt with unhealthy air for a second summer in a row, experts warned that it could become more common as the American West faces larger and more destructive wildfires because of heat and drought blamed on climate change. SEATTLE - Smoke from wildfires clogged the sky across the U.S. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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