Shifting winds will keep thick wildfire smoke away from Seattle and Portland, while poor air quality continues to create health risks farther inland.
Thick smoke will create more health risks across the interior Northwest as fire activity remains high into next week. Residents along the Interstate 5 corridor, however, are in for a welcome break from the recent heat and poor air quality.
Widespread drought, periods of intense heat, gusty winds and sparks from both natural and human sources have fueled large, destructive fires across the western United States this summer, some of which have burned portions of major metro areas such as Spokane, Washington…