wildfires

The folks at NBC-TV affiliate KING 5 in Seattle have compiled a helpful list of links to help those concerned and interested keep up with the latest on the Washington wildfires spreading across the state:

The Trans-Pacific Partnership remains doable but increasingly harder as the U.S. Presidential election moves closer. Australian Federal Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb said “the last few yards are very difficult.” Robb spoke last week saying the remaining five percent of the deal is proving to be the toughest...

El Nino has strengthened steadily during the past month, approaching the “strong category”. El Nino is so strong this go round that it could wind up be the strongest El Nino event in 50 years. El Nino rarely peeks in the summer months, making it possible to see it last through the end of the year...

Sunday on our way home from our family reunion in Prospect, Oregon we encountered road closures on Highway 97 just outside of Madras, Oregon due to the wildfires. Luckily ... for us it was only 20 minutes of a delay. I have never been that close to a wildfire before and it was a little unnerving...