People from San Francisco to Seattle woke up to an eerie orange glow as dozens of wildfires blacken the American West. Despite the darkened skies, there was little scent of smoke and air quality did not reach unhealthy levels.
lingering in the air, darkening the sky to an eerie orange glow that kept street lights illuminated into midday, all thanks to dozens of wildfires throughout the West.
He said conditions were expected to remain until Friday; by then the district expects to issue its 25th consecutive Spare The Air alert requiring residents to cut pollution — the longest stretch since the program began in 1991. “The sheer amount of smoke, the multiple layers of smoke above us in the atmosphere are combining to darken our sky,” he said.
“It was scary. Especially as red as the sky was,” said Patricia Fouts, who evacuated from a senior living center due to a massive fire east of Salem, Oregon.Gass said winds coming from the Pacific Ocean will likely continue to push the smoke across the West, worsening air quality.
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