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LWolf

(46,179 posts)
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:22 AM Aug 2015

It's smoky. [View all]

My eyes are burning, my throat is raw, and I have friends and a former student fighting fires, here in Oregon and up in Washington. The Cascades are bare. We're supposed to be heading into another strong El Nino. I'm worried about our forests.

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2015/06/el_nino_effect_on_the_pacific.html

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It's smoky. [View all] LWolf Aug 2015 OP
Eerie orange glow out there CountAllVotes Aug 2015 #1
I live in the belly of the beast cilla4progress Aug 2015 #2
I'm wondering LWolf Aug 2015 #3
I feel the same. love_katz Aug 2015 #4
January - July 2015 cilla4progress Aug 2015 #5
Well past time. nt LWolf Aug 2015 #6
Ack! SoapBox Aug 2015 #7
Gah! *hack hack cough ptooie* 0rganism Aug 2015 #8
According to LWolf Aug 2015 #9
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