In Pictures: Smoky Orange Skies Seen Over The Western US, As A Result Of The California Fires



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People from San Francisco to Seattle woke up to an eerie orange glow on Wednesday, not unlike what we saw here in New Zealand in January.

Patrick Kenefick, left, and Dana Williams search the darkened, smoke-covered Golden Gate Bridge from a pier at Fort Baker near Sausalito, California.  The photo was taken at 9:47 in the morning.  (Local time)

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Patrick Kenefick, left, and Dana Williams search the darkened, smoke-covered Golden Gate Bridge from a pier at Fort Baker near Sausalito, California. The photo was taken at 9:47 in the morning. (Local time)

The sky over Oracle Park as the Seattle Mariners practice batting before their baseball game against the San Francisco Giants.

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The sky over Oracle Park as the Seattle Mariners practice batting before their baseball game against the San Francisco Giants.

An exterior view of the stadium before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners at Oracle Park.

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An exterior view of the stadium before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Seattle Mariners at Oracle Park.

Smoke from several wildfires in Northern California has covered the city in an orange glow.

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Smoke from several wildfires in Northern California has covered the city in an orange glow.

Firefighters monitor the Bear Fire in Oroville, California, Wednesday, September 9, 2020. The fire, part of the North Complex caused by lightning, spread at a critical rate of spread as winds tore through the region.

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Firefighters monitor the Bear Fire in Oroville, California, Wednesday, September 9, 2020. The fire, part of the North Complex caused by lightning, spread at a critical rate of spread as winds tore through the region.

The GeoColor satellite image shows brown smoke from wildfires blowing westward in the atmosphere from California's Sierra Nevada to the Coastal Range and from Oregon.

The GeoColor satellite image shows brown smoke from wildfires blowing westward in the atmosphere from California’s Sierra Nevada to the Coastal Range and from Oregon.

Under skies darkened by wildfire smoke, a man crosses Hyde Street with Alcatraz Island and Fisherman's Wharf in the background Wednesday.

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Under skies darkened by wildfire smoke, a man crosses Hyde Street with Alcatraz Island and Fisherman’s Wharf in the background Wednesday.

Under skies darkened by wildfire smoke, a truck driver unloads liquor at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.

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Under skies darkened by wildfire smoke, a truck driver unloads liquor at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.

Under skies darkened by wildfire smoke, people sit by heat lamps and have lunch at a restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.

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Under skies darkened by wildfire smoke, people sit by heat lamps and have lunch at a restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.

Fisherman's Wharf Seafood Stand on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.

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Fisherman’s Wharf Seafood Stand on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.

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