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posted 08/01/10 06:42 PM | updated 08/01/10 06:42 PM
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B.C.'s Wildfires Paint Seattle Skies Red and Gold

By Michael van Baker
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An inversion collects the smoke from the Jade Mine Road fire in a valley. (Photo: Ron Ewanyshyn, B.C. Wildfire Management)

Over 1,000 British Columbia firefighters are working on a startling 318 forest fires (map) throughout the province. Blame lightning. Numerous evacuation orders are in effect, and a water bomber crash claimed the lives of two men. Drifting to the south, over Seattle, the smoke's milky white haze has people reporting a red sky or golden sun. Of course Cliff Mass has satellite photos from MODIS.

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