Forest Fire Smoke Sunrise In Foggy NYS During Fire Season Stock Photo

A red sun rising in the east sky. The smoke came from wildfires far to the northwest in Alberta, Canada. The plumes of smoke rise into the upper atmosphere. From there the upper level wind can take it vast distances towards NYS. absorption of sunlight. The smoke filters out shorter wavelengths of light, leaving mostly red and orange wavelengths to shine through. The sun is also dimmer, because the smoke scatters the light.