Two different times. In May it was just snowy in the mountains. We passed through again in late August when the fires were really burning and that's the time I mentioned when we came out above the smoke. We were travelling east to see the kids, and there was smoke all the way to Lake Superior. That's a long, long way.
Never mind the filters, I had to drive with a mask on at times. Last year was the worst on record for fires, they were all over the west from Alaska down to California. We had it pretty bad in BC. I hope I never see that again. While Beijing and Mumbai were having air pollution measured at 80 PPM, Vancouver and Victoria hit 320... worst on the planet. There are always forest fires in late summer, but last year was off the charts! It's another sign of climate change. Not enough rain or snow in the winter, summers way too hot.
I honestly don't know. We had about a spoonful here last night which is about normal :-) Not sure what's up in the mountains. I tried to google it, but couldn't get a straight answer.
Just found this... temperatures don't look too good: source
See that red area? That's where you get forest fires.. It was bad in the east last year as well @janton.
Thank you! Isn't that a cool mountain? It was snowing up there that day.
yes sir, it looks darn cold! lol. But you guys were driving and there was a forest fire in the area and the pass up there was the only clear air?
Two different times. In May it was just snowy in the mountains. We passed through again in late August when the fires were really burning and that's the time I mentioned when we came out above the smoke. We were travelling east to see the kids, and there was smoke all the way to Lake Superior. That's a long, long way.
wow it seems like that would choke up you car's air filters. Is that common, the fires?
Never mind the filters, I had to drive with a mask on at times. Last year was the worst on record for fires, they were all over the west from Alaska down to California. We had it pretty bad in BC. I hope I never see that again. While Beijing and Mumbai were having air pollution measured at 80 PPM, Vancouver and Victoria hit 320... worst on the planet. There are always forest fires in late summer, but last year was off the charts! It's another sign of climate change. Not enough rain or snow in the winter, summers way too hot.
How has the snowfall been this winter, still behind?
I honestly don't know. We had about a spoonful here last night which is about normal :-) Not sure what's up in the mountains. I tried to google it, but couldn't get a straight answer.
Just found this... temperatures don't look too good:
source
See that red area? That's where you get forest fires.. It was bad in the east last year as well @janton.
oh. then that map looks serious. dang. that's a huge red area too isn't it? Maybe it would turn out to be that accurate.