Up in Smoke

This post is not about Seattle’s annual Hempfest, although it did occur this weekend. The wildfires in the western US and Canada have resulted in high levels of smoke. My hair stylist said that she and her husband encountered smoky conditions throughout their road trip to California. The air quality in Seattle last Wednesday was worse than in either Beijing or New Delhi. On that day I could barely see West Seattle from my office. Mount Rainier has been shrouded in smoke for nearly a week. There is no rain in the forecast until maybe next Sunday. Welcome to life with global warming.