Climate Adaptation
Smoke From Big Western Fires Drifts East to Chicago, NYC, Boston
- Hazy overcast is not expected to dissipate any time soon
- Oregon’s Bootleg blaze may not be fully contained for weeks
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Wildfires ravaging the western U.S. are so big and widespread that their smoke is now clouding skies on the other side of the country.
The hazy overcast is drifting eastward, settling in from Chicago to New York and up to Boston with little in the forecast to suggest it is going anywhere anytime soon, said Bob Oravec, a senior branch forecaster with the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. The hallmarks of high-altitude smoke -- gray-white skies and striking orange sunsets -- will continue, he said.