Now, we have smoke from BC, too.
Last summer, the smoke from BC was so bad we had several weeks when the sky was literally orange in color.
What makes it even more painful is that after a hot summer everyone in Seattle looks forward to 3-4 weeks of cooler pristine air drifting down from Canada in late August and September, before the autumn rains start.
Instead, for two summers in a row, the air from Canada is literally filthy.
It was so bad last year, we had to wipe up micro-ash on our window sills every day for weeks.
My son was in a store in Seattle the other night. Some lady was ranting about how the orange sky is “orange Trump’s” fault - going on and on, global warming, etc. “Trump is going to make the whole world orange, just like him.”
“Yeah Dad - I was almost going to mention that the smoke was from Canada, and unless Trump invaded them - it probably wasn’t his fault.”
Makes for a pretty moon and sunsets though. Sucks for the older folks with breathing issues.