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YogurtclosetSea2598 t1_ir8j0oq wrote

Reply to comment by psunavy03 in Trees in a smokey North Cascade National Park (OC) [4000 × 6000] @alwayslocalphotos by AlwaysLocal

We have had fires and smoke ever since I was born. I live in the cascades and it isn’t really a season. More just fires happen.

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psunavy03 t1_ir8jm3t wrote

I first moved to WA in 2006, and I can't ever recall the smoke being as bad in the Puget Sound lowlands as it's been since 2017.

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YogurtclosetSea2598 t1_ir8nl48 wrote

Born and Raised since 1994 wildfires have been a recurring theme in summer months. Smokey the bear and all that.

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Irish_RN t1_ir8sddn wrote

Born and raised since 1981. We did not have this smoke until 2017.

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Grewhit t1_ir8v3kn wrote

Born and raised 1989 and I too recognize 2017 as the year the smoke descended.

I was aware of wildfires and knew of them occurring in the region but we never had summers where smoke and ash was a part of our lives until recently.

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