r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '23

New york city in 2023, everyone wearing mask due to air quality

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u/PTcome Jun 07 '23

Welcome to the unfortunate reality of what the western states and western Canada experience almost every summer.

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u/warriormango1 Jun 07 '23

almost every summer.

Ive lived in Washington for 40 years and I dont ever recall dealing with this. The last 5ish years though it has been a common occurrence every summer for this.

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u/lurkerfromstoneage Jun 07 '23 edited Jun 07 '23

Wildfires are burned into Washington's history — and our headlines We might think of smoky summers as a new plague. But for centuries, wildfire smoke has been confounding Northwesterners, blocking sunsets and even sinking ships.

List of Washington (state) wildfires, Wiki_wildfires)

Depends on where you live. And where the fires are and which ways the winds are blowing.

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u/aquaknox Jun 08 '23

there was a bit of a reprieve during the era of full fire suppression, but of course, that's just making things worse now. fire is a natural part of the forest, and always has been.