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Area Schools Could Cancel After-School Activities Due to Smoke
Area Schools Could Cancel After-School Activities Due to Smoke
Tuesday morning, school officials in Kennewick, Richland, Pasco, Washtucna and Christ The King Private School announced their students will be kept inside during recess, lunch, P.E. and other periods they would normally be outdoors, due to very poor air quality from our NW Fires. After being rated moderate Sunday, conditions have worsened rapidly. This image shows Kennewick prior to 6am.
Eastern WA Has Worst Air in County Right Now, Say Experts
Eastern WA Has Worst Air in County Right Now, Say Experts
According to various sources, the air quality in Eastern Washington, North Idaho and Northeast Oregon is among the worst in the entire U.S., due to smoke from those British Columbia fires and others. On the map, yellow is moderate, orange not very good, and red is 'put on a mask and stay indoors..'
Here’s How Our Smoke Rolled Into Tri-Cities [Satellite Images)
Here’s How Our Smoke Rolled Into Tri-Cities [Satellite Images)
By way of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the website Washington Smoke Information, here's what it looked like from above when all that smoke from Canada and other Northwest fires rolled in. These photos are time lapse from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.
Where Is the Smoke Coming From?
Where Is the Smoke Coming From?
Winds from the north is pushing smoke from British Columbia due to wild fires. The Washington Air Quality Advisory says it is unhealthy for infants, children, pregnant women, adults over 65, and people with chronic health conditions, including heart disease, lung diseases, asthma or diabetes, or who have had a stroke...