DOE declared a Washington drought emergency. History shows below-average precipitation years often create more wildfires and wildfire smoke.
A rainbow briefly lights up over downtown Seattle and the Space Needle between rain and windstorms Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in Seattle. declared a drought emergency for much of the state earlier this week. History shows below-average precipitation years, like this past winter, often, but not always, result in more wildfires and wildfire smoke.
This past winter season’s mountain snowpack played a critical role in the drought emergency declaration. As of April 15, the Northwest Avalanche Center reported Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains had a depth of only 51 inches of snow or only 48% of normal. Locations in the North Cascades such as Mt. Baker were only at 56% of normal snowpack.
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