It’s summer, so it is wildfire season— and the dry conditions everywhere in Washington State are not helping.
There was only a trace of rain (less than 0.01 in) this July here in the city.
The last year that had happened was in 2003.
The Bear Gulch fire in Olympic National Park covered more than 7 square miles as of Saturday, data shows, and firefighters had it 3% contained. The human-caused fire was first reported July 6 near the Mount Rose trailhead in Olympic National Forest. Specifics of how the fire started are still under investigation. [Map from Seattle Times; reporting by Seattle Times climate reporter Conrad Swanson]The sun setting through a haze of smoke on Friday night, seen from Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
