The air is polluted with thick smoke and ash falls like snowflakes from the sky. Portland has been covered in a smoky haze, ash is falling from the sky, and your eyes burn just going outside. And have to be reassured that all this smoke is drift smoke from all the other fires. Another pet sitter lost business when a client of hers had to cancel a vacation to go work on the fires. The interstate and railroads near the fire are closed so that’s slowing down transportation and businesses.”Maximillian Powers, Spokane, Wash.: “Our dog died.”

Source: New York Times September 09, 2017 00:22 UTC