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A man sits at the bus stop with a makeshift mask on on Wednesday. (MyNorthwest) A man rides his bike with a mask on in Seattle on Wednesday. (MyNorthwest) Jason Rantz makes light of smoke masks on Wednesday. (KTTH) A man rides his bike with a mask on in Seattle on Wednesday. (MyNorthwest) A pair of anglers uncross their lines while fishing in Elliott Bay as a smoky haze obscures downtown Seattle behind, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Public-health officials on Tuesday warned of unhealthy air across many parts of the Pacific Northwest as wildfires send thick smoke across the region. Local and regional wildfires are causing smoke and haze in Washington, prompting air quality alerts from Walla Walla to Spokane to Yakima. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Smoke blankets the Puget Sound region on Monday evening. (MyNorthwest) Seattle Mariners ticket taker Franklin Masion wears a mask to help protect against smoky skies as he checks a fan's ticket before a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in Seattle. Smoke from wildfires clogged the sky across the U.S. West, blotting out mountains and city skylines from Oregon to Colorado, delaying flights and forcing authorities to tell even healthy adults in the Seattle area to stay indoors. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Vehicles in eastbound traffic on Interstate 90 drive through smoke-filled air, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state. Public-health officials continued to warn of unhealthy air across many parts of the Pacific Northwest as wildfires sent thick smoke across the region, and the National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for much of Central and Eastern Washington and northern Idaho through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) A girl works on a drawing next to an unused viewing scope as a smoky haze obscures the Space Needle and downtown Seattle behind, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Public-health officials are warning of unhealthy air across parts of the Pacific Northwest as smoke from wildfires move across the region. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) The sun is seen through smoky air as it sets Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, behind the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Wash. Poor air quality will be common across parts of the Pacific Northwest this week as winds push smoke from surrounding wildfires into the region, forecasters and regulators said, and air quality alerts are in effect for much of Washington state through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The sun is seen through smoky air as it sets Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, behind the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Wash. Poor air quality will be common across parts of the Pacific Northwest this week as winds push smoke from surrounding wildfires into the region, forecasters and regulators said, and air quality alerts are in effect for much of Washington state through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Wildfire smoke lingers over Seattle, Monday, August 20, 2018. (Matt Pitman, KIRO Radio) Wildfire smoke lingers over Seattle, Monday, August 20, 2018. (Matt Pitman, KIRO Radio) Wildfire smoke lingers over Seattle, Monday, August 20, 2018. (Matt Pitman, KIRO Radio) The mail didn't stop while wildfire smoke filled Seattle with a thick, unhealthy haze on August 20, 2018. This mail carrier did use a mask on his route, however. (Matt Pitman, KIRO Radio) Wildfire smoke from British Columbia lingers over Seattle, Aug. 20, 2018. (KIRO 7) The mail didn't stop while wildfire smoke filled Seattle with a thick, unhealthy haze on August 20, 2018. This mail carrier did use a mask on his route, however. (Matt Pitman, KIRO Radio) Layered treelines are seen through smoke-filled air, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state. Public-health officials continued to warn of unhealthy air across many parts of the Pacific Northwest as wildfires sent thick smoke across the region, and the National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for much of Central and Eastern Washington and northern Idaho through Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) The sunset over Seattle's Green Lake through a thick haze from wildfire smoke, August 2018. (National Weather Service) The moon over Seattle as seen through a thick haze from wildfire smoke, August 2018. (National Weather Service Seattle) Going fishing under the sunset over Seattle's Green Lake amid a thick smoky haze from wildfire smoke, August 2018. (National Weather Service Seattle) The sunset over Seattle's Green Lake amid a thick smoky haze from wildfire smoke, August 2018. (National Weather Service Seattle) A pink sun over Western Washington on Monday night, August 20, 2018. (MyNorthwest)
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