We are literally being advised to stay inside in Seattle because of smoke.

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. Remember when Mt. St. Helens ash made it all the way to the e. Coast.?

I thought that was impressive.

I spent the first 40 years of my life in Wash. state and never ever heard of anything remotely close to this bad, with the entire West of the Rockies burning at once. The fire maps that zoom out show hundreds of fires thru out the West, even in Alaska. Most of Washington is having fires, both sides of the state.

My heart is breaking. This is what it is like to live with global warming NOW. So much worse to come.
Most people will never know how beautiful it was.
Profoundly sad.