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Watch wildfire smoke obscure foothills in Bellingham

Smoke from wildfires in Eastern Washington drifted across the region and the National Weather Service extended an air quality alert Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Whatcom County.

We watched as morning fog gave way to smoke that eventually obscured the view towards Galbraith and Lookout mountains from the Barkley neighborhood.

This time-lapsed video condenses 40 minutes just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

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Rachel Showalter
The Bellingham Herald
Rachel Showalter graduated Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2019 with a degree in journalism. She spent nearly four years working in radio, TV and broadcast on the West Coast of California before joining The Bellingham Herald in August 2022. She lives in Bellingham.
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