Inside the Bolt Creek fire — and the newly burning forests of the western Cascades
Spring this year in Washington was unusually cool and wet, while summer was hot and dry. Some seasonal weather events may be “flukes” but they build upon conditions destabilized by a warming planet, according to state climatologist Nicholas Bond. “Maybe it’s an early indication of climate change,” Bond said. Ongoing fires burning west of the Cascade crest could be a dress rehearsal for longer fire seasons, and longer periods of incessant smoke in urban or metropolitan areas, he said. “It’s not going to be every summer, by any means, but this is the sort of thing that’s going to be happening more.” Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Erika Schultz)
Very unhealthy: Air quality in east Vancouver, Clark County deteriorates
As the Nakia Creek Fire continues to burn in east Clark County, the air in Southwest Washington continues to deteriorate, pushing into the very unhealthy range in most of east Clark County, according to airnow.gov. Air quality readings in Clark County ran the gamut from 48 in Barberton to as high as 492 in areas around Camas — a reading in the hazardous range, according to purpleair.com. Most of the Portland-metro area is in the unhealthy range. Wildfire smoke has affected much of western Oregon and Washington with unhealthy to hazardous air quality readings up and down the Interstate 5 corridor. The National Weather Service in Portland said that the air quality advisory will remain in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday. Continue reading at The Columbian. (Taylor Balkom)
These four Whatcom County forest parcels considered for new state carbon project
Four parcels in Whatcom County are included in the state’s proposal for phase two of a plan to lease forest land for carbon offsets rather than logging. However, the Department of Natural Resources proposal includes 11,726 acres statewide, and needs to be narrowed down to 7,500 acres. To do so, DNR is asking for community input on which forests deserve protection. The carbon project is a way for DNR to protect forests while maintaining school construction funding. Instead of leasing forests for logging, it will lease the lands through a third party that will sell carbon credits to organizations as carbon offsets. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (WA Dept. of Natural Resources)
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