2018 Russian wildfires
{{Short description|Series of fires in Siberia, Russia}}
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Dry, warm conditions in the spring set the stage for fires in Siberia in May 2018.{{citation|publisher=NASA Earth Observatory|work=Image of the Day|title=Sweltering, Smoky Fires in Siberia|date=May 18, 2018|url=https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92165}}
History
In mid-July 2018, smoke from the fires could be seen by satellites reaching North America.{{citation|publisher=Weather.com|title=Smoke From Siberian Wildfires Invades Northeastern U.S.
|author=Brian Donegan|date=July 12, 2018|url=https://weather.com/news/news/2018-07-11-smoke-siberian-wildfires-invades-northeast-united-states}}{{citation|title=Smoke from Siberian fires blows all the way to Canada — and is seen by a satellite nearly a million miles from Earth
|author=Tom Yulsman | date=July 16, 2018|work=Discover|url=http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2018/07/16/smoke-from-siberian-fires-blows-all-the-way-to-canada-and-is-seen-by-a-satellite-nearly-a-million-miles-from-earth/#.W1jPsdJKiUk}} The Siberian Times reported {{convert|321255 |hectare}} were burning.{{Cite web|url=https://siberiantimes.com/ecology/others/news/concern-over-raging-wildfires-as-smoke-from-siberia-crosses-alaska-and-canada-reaching-new-england/|title = Concern over raging wildfires as smoke from Siberia crosses Alaska and Canada, reaching New England}}
On July 24, the U.S. National Weather Service said smoke had crossed the Canada-U.S. border and reached Bellingham, Washington.{{citation|title=NWS: Smoke overhead from Siberian fires could make for beautiful sunsets
|date=July 24, 2018 |publisher=My Ferndale News|url=https://myferndalenews.com/nws-smoke-overhead-from-siberian-fires-could-make-for-beautiful-sunsets_80719/}} Siberian fires were partly blamed by Environment Canada which issued an air quality statement on July 25 for Prince George, BC.{{citation|title=Smoke from out-of-province forest fires triggers air quality statement |newspaper=Prince George Citizen|date= July 25, 2018 |url=http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/smoke-from-out-of-province-forest-fires-triggers-air-quality-statement-1.23379470}} On July 29, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency stated the Puget Sound region would experience "moderate air quality at times with some upper level smoke making for pretty sunsets. This smoke comes from distant fires, mostly originating from Siberia."{{citation|publisher=Puget Sound Clean Air Agency|title=Forecast: Our Air Quality|date=July 29, 2018|url=http://www.pscleanair.org/166/Forecast|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021411/http://www.pscleanair.org/166/Forecast|archivedate=2018-07-30|access-date=2018-07-29|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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Category:2018 disasters in Russia
Category:Natural disasters in Siberia
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