As wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final, more trouble may be brewing in the Pacific Northwest
22, Jul 2026Nearly 9,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes in Oregon and Washington are contributing to conditions that are almost “cosmically unlucky,” as one meteorologist put it.
July 17, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT
Dense smoke blanketed skylines for a third consecutive day Friday, once again sending air quality plummeting to dangerous levels across the Midwest and the Northeast.
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