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- Dan McShane
- Bellingham, Washington State, United States
- Dan McShane is an engineering geologist with Stratum Group, a geology and environmental consulting company based in Bellingham, Washington. Dan has been reading Washington State landscapes since driving across the Horse Heaven Hills with his father and brother in 1970. Dan's wife has started painting Washington landscapes. The intent of this blog is to help all Washington travelers better understand the landscapes we see and share field observations.
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Yes, this is an unusual event, but well within what scientists call the historic range of variability for the northwest temperate rain forest. Right now, BC has a number of huge fires, Alaska is burning at above historic rates with many fires unstaffed (estimated at two million acres). There are also local fires that have been contained, mop up started, but still smoldering. What's changed locally is that we have years of understory buildup, months of little rain, and increased sources of ignition (fireworks, not lightning). so hang on, its going to be a long summer. A once in twenty five or fifty year event. For a summary of the national fire situation, go to: https://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf. For maps and pictures of national fires that have become "large" fires, go to: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/. I would bet that much of our local smoke is coming from BC.
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