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The Staten Island Ferry departs from the Manhattan terminal through a haze of smoke with the Statue of Liberty barely visible on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that's currently the largest in the United States, are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in columns up to 6 miles high. (Julie Jacobson/Associated Press)

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Massive wildfires in West bring haze to East Coast
July 21, 2021 9 a.m.

Massive wildfires in West bring haze to East Coast

Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that's currently the largest in the United States, are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in columns up to 6 miles (10 kilometers) high.