Catastrophic wildfires have transformed the normally clear blue skies of the Pacific Northwest into an landscape wreathed in dense smoke from the the forest fires that are raging in Oregon, Washington, and California. The entire West Coast has gone up in flames, and I filmed this video to document the awful air quality and fear that I and millions of other people in the Pacific Northwest are dealing with right now. It is unhealthy even to go outside, as the air has become more polluted than anywhere else on Earth.

In case you're wondering, I did not fly near any fires to film this video with my Mavic 2 Pro. The nearest wildfires is still many miles away. Never fly near an active wildfire as you will interfere with firefighters and the aircraft they are using to fight forest fires.

I also posted some still photos in a gallery on my blog: https://illuminationsfromtheatti ... wildfire-smoke.html

Fantastic footage.

Sad to see, but very well captured!

Fitting title and soundtrack. Hope they get it under control soon!

Very, very sad to see the negative impact these fires are having on the environment and the people that live there.  Nicely documented.

Stunning footage capturing very dark and saddening scenes

Nicely done

oh my,   thats very disturbing.

Hi. Thank you for sharing this informative video you have created. Thank you and stay safe.

Woe Posted at 9-13 16:01
Fantastic footage.

Thank you!

Montfrooij Posted at 9-13 21:46
Sad to see, but very well captured!

Thank you!

Depp Posted at 9-13 22:07
Fitting title and soundtrack. Hope they get it under control soon!

Thanks, I think the fires are *mostly* under control, the problem now is that there is so much smoke that not even the rain can clear it out. Its almost as bad now as it was last week when I filmed this video.

DowntownRDB Posted at 9-14 09:20
Very, very sad to see the negative impact these fires are having on the environment and the people that live there.  Nicely documented.

Thanks, yes it really is tragic. It's hard to comprehend how much land has burned to cover a quarter of the globe in solid smoke.

A J Posted at 9-14 09:33
Stunning footage capturing very dark and saddening scenes

Thank you!

ckat007 Posted at 9-14 12:10
Nicely done

Thank you!

Illuminations Posted at 9-16 23:11
Thank you!

You're welcome

Illuminations Posted at 9-16 23:06
Thank you!

You're welcome!

Illuminations Posted at 9-16 23:05
Thank you!

You’re welcome

Illuminations Posted at 9-16 23:10
Thanks, yes it really is tragic. It's hard to comprehend how much land has burned to cover a quarter of the globe in solid smoke.

You're very welcome.  Hope they get those fires under control really soon.

Wow.  Looks like the apocalypse

Illuminations Posted at 9-16 23:11
Thank you!

You're welcome