YOU’VE NOTICED THE HAZE IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT’S DUE TO MASSIVE WILDFIRES THAT ARE BURNING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST KERRY JONES SAYS THE SMOKE HAS TRAVELED MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES TO NEW MEXICO BECAUSE OF A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NEVADA AND UTAH.
JONES SAYS LARGE FIRES ARE NOW BURNING IN MONTANA, IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND THE CANADIAN ROCKIES.