An air quality alert remains in effect across Central California as smoke from dozens of lightning-sparked wildfires continues to blanket the region.
Experts say the smoke is “sloshing” in the atmosphere above the Valley, moving back and forth rather than clearing out. One major contributor is a massive pyrocumulus cloud generated by the Garnet Fire in Fresno County.
Hazy skies stretch across the foothills into Madera County, while downtown Merced is also shrouded in smoke from fires burning in Mariposa and Tuolumne counties…