The Pacific North West is not supposed to get the extreme temperatures like we have endured the past few years. Few businesses and almost no homes have air conditioning even though the temperatures have been in the 80s and 90s for weeks.
But the saddest part is the wild fires that are out of control destroying everything in their paths. Towns being evacuated, homes burning down, people losing their lives.
The smoke is so thick in the air that you can't see the forest or the mountains. In fact, it is like driving through a fog. The air quality level is over 10; off the charts. When I walk my dogs every morning my feet get covered in black soot. Anyone with lung or breathing issues is having great difficulty. We need rain. We are praying for rain. We need relief.