PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 16, 2020
Plumes from record-breaking and deadly fires burning on the West Coast have been picked up by the atmospheric jet stream and carried across the United States. In Maine, that smoke has left the sky hazy and created some unusually colorful sunrises and sunsets. But it is not expected to cause any air quality issues at ground level. The smoke from the West Coast comes as Maine is also at higher risk of wildfires because of dry and breezy conditions. Mainers were being warned Wednesday to take extra precautions to avoid igniting wildfires here.