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in-game_sext t1_it1gu45 wrote

"Air quality around Seattle*...right now...*ranked worst in the world"

Not a fucking chance this headline is true 99.9% of the rest of the time.

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HelenAngel t1_it1jss9 wrote

It’s not- usually the air quality is excellent here. We just got hit with wildfires all around us, unseasonably warm & dry weather. We all have our fingers crossed that Friday will start our 6 months of rain

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onlycatshere t1_it2a3fw wrote

It sucks we can't enjoy the last bits of nice weather and soak up that D, but right now we need the rain! 😫

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nothingeatsyou t1_it2cn78 wrote

Let’s be real; you could probably still find D in Seattle if you looked hard enough

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BacteriaEP t1_it2kj36 wrote

I don't think you need to cross your fingers. It's definitely hitting us in Portland tomorrow. Fall is making a late but dramatic entrance.

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feral_brick t1_it2locn wrote

That's the whole point. Late wildfire season, with lots of fires smoldering in inaccessible areas, turned a normally high air quality place into the worst.

The wildfire season wasn't even bad, in terms of acres burned, but anecdotally I think the smoke was still pretty bad. Not the worst ever for sure, but not the best either (I think)

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R_V_Z t1_it2ycdw wrote

2020 was worse, I feel.

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AllNightWriting t1_it3ccp4 wrote

In 2020 the Portland Metro hit nearly 400. AQI hit black in some areas. But this is still horrible.

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R_V_Z t1_it3ho1k wrote

I remember seeing pictures from Prince George. That place was legit Mordor in 2020.

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thatnameagain t1_it3wilc wrote

2020 had more concentrated super-bad days but it wasn't a straight month of unhealthy air.

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Delnac t1_it1vxdi wrote

Yeah I was thinking Really? when compared to places like Beijing or Delhi.

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Baboofmagoo2 t1_it29qiw wrote

The AQI at my house yesterday was in the hazardous category. My moms inhaler stopped working and she had to get an emergency steroid shot. It’s awful

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Delnac t1_it2wzg1 wrote

That's awful. I experienced a bit of that back when I was traveling in a pretty polluted city and I woke up feeling like I was suffocating, nearly in apnea because I'd left the AC on which was pumping in the polluted air in.

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Threedawg t1_it36dem wrote

Especially considering those other countries are asleep..

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Unconfidence t1_it48m7t wrote

Seriously I read this headline, and as a native of Baton Rouge, which is affectionately called "Cancer Alley", I was kinda taken aback. Glad to hear they're just discussing forest fire smoke and not like...chemical pollution from oil refineries.

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Bigdogggggggggg t1_it2ay5e wrote

It was a few weeks ago as well, because I remember doing a we're number one chant with friends. Lolsob...

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