Smoke From Western Wildfires Has Blown Thousands of Miles to New York

Smoke From Western Wildfires Has Blown Thousands of Miles to New York
A Butte county firefighter douses flames at the Bear fire in Oroville, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
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Smoke from severe wildfires raging on the West Coast has blown thousands of miles east, reaching parts of the Midwest, Canada, and upstate New York.

At least 35 people have died in the fires, the worst of which are burning in California, Oregon, and Washington state. They’ve burned over 4.6 million acres in the West, devastating the environment and sullying air quality.