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nuxvomica

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3. This is why the sky was eerily amber tinted this morning

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:12 PM

Yesterday

The backyard looked odd but when I went outside it just looked like cloud cover. I remember two years ago in late June and early July there were Canadian wildfires and the air looked ruddy and smelled like burnt wood. It was worse downstate as the surrounding mountains here somewhat protected us.

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Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

This morning dlilafae Yesterday #1

It is very visible. Woodwizard Yesterday #2

This is why the sky was eerily amber tinted this morning nuxvomica Yesterday #3

The sky has looked yellow here yesterday and today. SamuelAdams Yesterday #4

Definitely can smell the smoke here in NYC.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #5

sun and clouds appeared orange in Maine yesterday.. ExtraGriz Yesterday #6

Smells like a campfire in northern WI - hazy orange sky and Sun. Talitha Yesterday #7