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Western Wildfires Cause Hazy Skies Above Lower Bucks County

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Tom Sofield

Monday’s sunset and Tuesday’s sunrise featured an orange-colored hue due to smoke that traveled more than 2,000 miles from western wildfires.

The National Weather Service said the smoke drifted across the nation and into the region behind a cold front that moved in Monday.

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NBC News reported that dozens of wildfires out west are to blame for the smoke. As of Monday, 36 deaths were blamed on the fires in California, Oregon and Washington state.

The smoke above Lower Bucks County Tuesday morning.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.