Smoke from the Western wildfires is so widespread, it reached New York City
Hollie Silverman, Michael Guy and Joe Sutton, CNN
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Smoke seen from the rooftop of the American Cooper Building at 1st Avenue in New York City. | Melvin Rodriguez
(CNN) Extreme heat and dry conditions are fueling raging wildfires in the western US, charring more than a million acres, requiring evacuations and creating smoky conditions visible from space.
Smoke stretched early Wednesday all the way to the East Coast, including New York City, because high-level winds carried them thousands of miles from the West.
The smoke mixed down to the surface in New York City, creating an eerie scene Wednesday morning though a cold front is expected to usher the smoke out of the area later in the day.
Wildfires prompt evacuations along the West Coast and hazy conditions as far as the East Coast
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Western wildfires smoke is so widespread, it reached New York City
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