The Cub Creek Fire near Winthrop, Washington, in July 2021. (Photo courtesy of CamanoFire/Twitter)
Winthrop, Wash., has been sandwiched between two huge wildfires this week, and on Thursday morning had the poorest air quality in the United States.
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For perspective on just how big these wildfires are, imagine you are in downtown Seattle and the entire city of Bellevue and Mercer Island are now in flames. That is how big the Cub Creek Fire is and how close to Winthrop. And there’s a second fire, the Cedar Creek Fire, also burning to
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