Thursday Brings Hazy Skies and Poor Air Quality Across Oregon

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Air quality advisories will remain active until at least 8 p.m. on Thursday for the Portland-Vancouver metro area, the Willamette Valley, and the Columbia River Gorge.

These alerts have been issued by the Southwest Clean Air Agency and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality due to smoke and ozone pollution reaching harmful levels. Authorities caution that pollutants from wildfire smoke can cause eye irritation and a runny nose and may exacerbate serious health conditions. This interactive map allows you to see where fires are burning. Click on a marker on the map to see more information.

Smoke from area wildfires is expected to impact portions of NW

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