Smoky haze blankets Spokane

Hazy skies cover Spokane on Monday, July 19, 2021. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

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Mon., July 19, 2021

A group of cyclists ride under a hazy sky on Sunset Boulevard on the morning of Monday, July 19, 2021 in Spokane, Wash. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
Layers of bridges stand against smokey skies as seen on the morning of Monday, July 19, 2021 near Vinegar Flats in southwest Spokane, Wash. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
The downtown Spokane core is shrouded in haze as seen from an I-90 overpass on the morning of Monday, July 19, 2021 in Spokane. According to a recent study by Harvard University researchers, wildfire smoke increased the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
Looking southwest, a car travels on Inland Empire Way in Spokane, Wash near Vinegar Flats. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
Hazy skies make for muted colors, as reflected along the water on Monday, July 19, 2021 in Spokane, Wash. near Vinegar Flats. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
The bridge supporting Sunset Boulevard stands against smokey skies as seen on the morning of Monday, July 19, 2021 from Inland Empire Way in Spokane, Wash. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
The bridge supporting Sunset Boulevard stands against smokey skies as seen on the morning of Monday, July 19, 2021 from Inland Empire Way in Spokane, Wash. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
A curious yellow-bellied marmot crawled out from its hole in the riverbank to see what predator was making noise on July 19, 2021. The marmot need not worry, as the photographer was separated by a rusty fence and was viewing the river from the Eleventh Ave. bridge near Vinegar Flats in southwest Spokane.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R
Powerlines wind their way up the hazy hillside looking East in Garden Springs from Inland Empire Way on Monday, July 19, 2021 in Spokane, Wash. The predominant air pollutant is the fine particulate matter of PM2.5, but the AQI is not expected to improve yet, as winds are supposed to pick up and may aid the spread of wildfires and subsequent smoke today and tomorrow.

Libby Kamrowski The Spokesman-R