The smoke has caused the Department of Ecology to issue its first air quality alert of the season for eight counties, including Adams, Ferry, and Okanogan.
The air quality in the Yakima Valley is currently the worst in the State of Washington. How will things shape up over the weekend and how much benefit will the Friday rain provide in clearing away some of the smoke from wildfires?
Wild-fires seem to be on the rise in the PNW in the last decade or so, each year seems to bring more and more smoke. In times like this, the best things you can do to stay healthy are some of the simpler things but easily overlooked.
Last summer Seattle was deemed the most hazardous air in the world even surpassing LA and China...
Where is all of the smoke coming from? That's a question I've heard people ask over the past few days. It has been a bit hazy in the Yakima Valley and with no reported wildfires burning in our immediate area, one does wonder where it's coming from and what is causing it...