Though many may have woken up in a post long weekend haze for other reasons, Victorians were in for a smoky surprise Tuesday morning.
Residents awoke to a thick blanket of smoke thanks to wildfire smoke from Washington state wafting over to B.C. yesterday, so much so that it prompted an air quality warning.
Although it has improved slightly today, the Air Quality Health Index in Victoria and Saanich was rated as a “very high risk” at 10+ on Tuesday — the worst rating possible on the index.
Although jarring, the hazy skies over the CRD yesterday did make for some pretty stellar photographs.
Take a look at these 18 photos of the smoky horizon over Greater Victoria on Tuesday:
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Smoke on the water … #yyj pic.twitter.com/q9XclyjtvT
— Gary Ranson (@Gary_VE7HFM) September 8, 2020
there's about three gender reveals worth of smoke out there #yyj pic.twitter.com/6pjSXkCgAC
— gabe (@smgab) September 8, 2020
Smoky #OakBay #YYJ pic.twitter.com/8qoNyUIegi
— Matthew Weymar (@userX) September 8, 2020
Remarkable sunrise this morning! @CBContheisland #yyj pic.twitter.com/L62rjIyqgw
— Monique Gray Smith (@ltldrum) September 8, 2020
The sun rising over smoke-filled skies. The whole city smells like a campfire. #YYJ #Wildfires pic.twitter.com/0LPFv95fh7
— 🦅😈 NEOCON GHOUL 😈🦅 (@KevinCastley) September 8, 2020
Picture doesn't show it, but sun is red. Bright too, crazy. #yyj @cfax1070 pic.twitter.com/guxMmJPUWP
— Lori King (@1loriking) September 8, 2020
Welcome to Tatooine.#westcoast #yyj pic.twitter.com/7jYErDH9t1
— Jer 🇨🇦 (@BoozeDonkey) September 8, 2020
