Anna Burns-Francis: Smoke from the Oregon wildfires is so widespread, it reached New York City

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 21, 2021 · 2m

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.

In the West, the fires have caused power outages, destroyed…