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Very high fire risks as gusty winds pick up in the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys and Columbia Basin through Saturday

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
322 distinct posts / 48h, matching Very 300 Columbia 17 Basin 10 Valleys 2
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8d ago Delaware: Philly pools closed, trash pickup canceled due to very unhealthy air Wildfire smoke is bringing very unhealthy air pollution to the Philadelphia region. #Delaware -4.0
8d ago I really feel for all those affected with the poor air quality. When I still lived in the northwest, we had a terrible wildfire very close by one summer, and I was still working outside at the time 💀 -2.5
8d ago Congratulations to @channel4news.bsky.social for being honest enough to very clearly link wildfires, floods and other adverse weather conditions around the world to the #ClimateCrisis. BBC and othe… +3.0
8d ago I’ve read a few news articles now about the wildfires, air quality, & health and there is some poor/confusing messaging. You can 100% have an asthma attack/breathing problem without wheezing. I hav… -2.0
8d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:17PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND Warmer temperatures and relative humidity values dropping to around 40 percent, combined with very dry fuels in foreste… -3.0
8d ago A very hazy sky from the wildfire smoke. -2.0
8d ago 🚨 Air Quality Alert 🚨 for Adams, Lincoln, Spokane, and Whitman Counties: Wildfire smoke is making the air quality dangerous in these areas, which have seen “Very Unhealthy” and “Hazardous” Air Qual… -5.5
8d ago The wildfire smoke made the outside very unfriendly today. Being hundreds of miles away from any fire and still having this much smoke cover and smell feels like a little apocalypse. -5.0
8d ago 🚨 Code Purple Air Quality Alert is in effect today. Air quality is very unhealthy for everyone due to wildfire smoke. Limit time outdoors, wear a well-fitting N95 or KN95 if you must go outside, an… -4.0
8d ago I really feel for those affected. Last year smoke from North Carolina wildfires reached us a few days, it was very bad. Not as bad as it is for so many affected weeks on end. -4.0
8d ago I mean if it were up to me there would be an international, very well funded, wildfire task force that would work together managing fires throughout the Western Hemisphere but alas the nationalists… -4.0
9d ago Smoke from Canadian wildfires is more concentrated and the Richmond area has been upgraded to a very unhealthy or "Code Purple" air quality alert, prompting the changes. -4.0
9d ago 11:30 AM July 17th - Poor air quality continues today and tonight as wildfire smoke remains overhead resulting in Air Quality Index values ranging from Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups in the Eastern… -4.5
9d ago The D.C. region is under a Code Purple Air Quality Health Advisory today. That means the air outside is very unhealthy for all individuals. The poor air quality is due to smoke from Canadian wildfi… -3.0
9d ago Health officials in Monongalia County are recommending that outdoor pools close and camps and daycare facilities keep children inside while air there remains “very unhealthy” due to wildfire smoke … -4.0
9d ago My office smelt very strongly of wildfire smoke last night but only my office so idk what’s going on there. Maybe some neighbor had a fire pit. I didn’t smell it on the balcony on the other side of… -1.5
9d ago Like, the smoke very likely has a different health effect profile by the time it’s aged! There’s good reason to think that aged wildfire smoke creates more oxidative stress than non aged. pmc.ncbi.… -1.5
9d ago If you need some inexpensive, effective air purification i can highly recommend the Levoit 200S and 100S models, i've used them during a recent wildfire smoke episode and they work very well and qu… +4.0
9d ago Comedian Shane Gillis is set to perform Friday at Lincoln Financial Field despite ‘very unhealthy’ air quality brought on by smoke from wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota. -3.0
9d ago on one hand I do think that every American saying Canada should answer for wildfires should be put to pasture but on the other hand I do think it is funny to blame Ontario for everything so I am ve… +0.5
9d ago Hey, isn’t this your weekend?? We get this condition every wildfire season in the PNW. Coupled with extreme heat it can be very dangerous. -4.0
9d ago Canadian wildfire smoke from the north, Africa’s Sahara dessert dust floating into Florida. We’ve become very international lately! FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross Talks Through th… -1.5
9d ago I'm getting very 90s vibes to this latest far right meltdown over the wildfires. Takes me back -2.5
9d ago Since making a box fan filter Myself was gonna be like $130 bucks I opted to just spend the $200 for a nice already made tower purifier, I was already gonna buy one once in Denver for the very sam… +3.0
9d ago Montgomery County is under a Code Purple air quality alert due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, creating very unhealthy conditions for everyone. -6.0
9d ago The way Americans are blaming Canada for wildfire smoke is a taste of how things could go very, very badly for humanity during the climate crisis. When we face a common existential threat with sha… -6.0
9d ago Hard to breathe...very unhealthy air from wildfire smoke. -6.0
9d ago The Reston skyline was hazy this morning from wildfire smoke. If you can, stay indoors today — especially if you have asthma or heart/lung conditions — a Code Purple alert has been issued because… -4.5
9d ago “Smoke does not carry a passport. Fire does not recognize a border. Blaming Canada will not clear Michigan's skies. It will simply announce, very loudly, that the people issuing the complaint do n… -2.5
9d ago Some American politicians are getting grumpy about Canadian wildfire smoke drifting across into their country. Some Canadians, politicians and not, are already very grumpy about the haze from incin… -2.5

Articles in Story

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The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 Very hot temperatures and elevated fire danger wildfire_prevention ktvh.com scorching, tinder-dry, tense
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T3 Very high fire risks as gusty winds pick up in the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys and Columbia Basin through Saturday wildfire_prevention nbcrightnow.com tense, precarious, watchful
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fear
T3 Hazy sunshine, hot temperatures, and elevated fire danger wildfire_prevention ktvh.com hazy, tinderbox, tense
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fear
T3 High fire danger this weekend, gusty at times, very warm and dry wildfire_prevention ktvz.com tense, parched, watchful
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anticipation
T3 Hot, dry & gusty winds increasing fire risks across Eastern Washington and Oregon through Saturday night wildfire_prevention nbcrightnow.com tense, parched, alarming
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fear
T3 High fire danger this weekend, gusty at times, very warm and dry wildfire_prevention ktvz.com tense, foreboding, cautious
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