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Is the smoke from western forest fires affecting our weather?

This year there have been many fires on the west coast of the U.S. and Canada.

Most of these fires are in remote regions and were started by lightning strikes. This smoke has drifted over our region. It will not have much of an effect on our temperature or precipitation. However, official weather reports include observations on sky conditions and visibility. Continue reading

Category: Meteorology, Phenomena

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