Seattle's record-setting warm and dry weather is both random and a dress rehearsal, experts say
Seattle’s identity has been synonymous with drizzle, moss and the angsty grunge music and compulsive coffee drinking that’s fueled by its notoriously damp, gray weather.
But this year’s summer and start of fall are threatening to wring those traits from the city’s long-held character.
Since July, Seattle has measured less than a half inch of rain, setting a new record. Even desert cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas have seen more rainfall.
Without any drizzle, wildfire smoke continues to plague the state, worsening air pollution in Seattle and other cities. There was a brief haze break on Monday thanks to a weak offshore weather front, but forecasters warn that the smoke could return after the front passes.
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We are reforesting areas on our property in Snohomish and this year put in irrigation to help the new trees get started. These are doing well but many of the older established trees especially red cedar are losing a much larger percentage of their foliage than normal. Many dead trees in the area from the drought conditions of the last few years.
We have applied mulch to some of the older trees in open spaces and that seems to help but the ones with their feet in the forest floor already have natural mulch and are still struggling.
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