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.
As if we didn't already have enough smoke in the Yakima Valley this summer, we got a major dose couple of weeks ago and hardly anyone knew it when a certain stock car racing legend visited.
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?
we're no strangers to staying indoors with covid out and about, now with all this smoke in the air you may wanna go back inside, here's some tips on how to pass the time or places you can go to get out of the house.
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...
These particles are so small they easily penetrate deep into the lungs and even into our bloodstream, leading to premature deaths, heart attacks and asthma attacks.