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Seattle Now: Fighting fire west of the Cascades

Seattleites often experience wildfire season through the suffocating smoke of blazes burning over in eastern Washington or British Columbia. But this weekend the Bolt Creek fire scorched nearly 8,000 acres here in western Washington. Former firefighter Amanda Montei says this is a shift, and we’ll have to expect more fires like this in the future.
- Patricia Murphy
Why heat wave warnings are falling short in the U.S.

Unprecedented heat waves are on the rise as the climate gets hotter. But experts say the country's heat warning system may be leading the public to underestimate the dangers.
- Lauren Sommer
What it’s like to evacuate from a forest fire: the view from Index

Shortly before evacuating their home near the mountain town of Index, Washington, Jay Held and his wife, Virginia Held, felt sick to their stomachs.
- John Ryan
Bolt Creek Fire has burned up to 8,000 acres, and many aren't evacuating

KUOW environment reporter John Ryan talks with Kim Malcolm about the Bolt Creek Fire.
- John Ryan
Photos: Bolt Creek fire continues to burn

The Bolt Creek fire continues to burn on Monday, September 12, 2022.
- Megan Farmer
Steep terrain, high winds, and dry conditions make Bolt Creek Fire difficult to contain

The Bolt Creek Fire started early Saturday morning north of Skykomish. Tesidents who fled the path of the fire describe ash falling from the sky. Smoke blotting out the sun. Highway 2 is still closed between Gold Bar and Skykomish and an evacuation notice remains in place for Index.
- Hans Anderson
UW has 5 years to divest from fossil fuel
- Paige Browning
Go now (we’re serious), Snohomish County tells smoked-out residents near Bolt Creek fire

Residents near the Bolt Creek fire of Snohomish County were told to leave their homes, but just half have left.
- Amy Radil
Less smoke soup in Seattle, but Bolt Creek fire remains unchanged from overnight

There was less smoke in the air on Sunday in Seattle than the night before, but that may be a matter of the wind, as the Bolt Creek fire an hour away remains active with no changes overnight.
- KUOW Staff
U.N. chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world to help Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods.
- The Associated Press

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