Syracuse, N.Y. -- Smoke from massive wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada has drifted all the way to the East Coast, including Upstate New York.

The smoke can be seen from the ground as a milky white haze in the sky, and is also visible on NOAA satellite photos. This morning's photos show the smoke stretching over most of Upstate.

"Note the ghostly white coverage of the smoke," the National Weather Service's Buffalo office said on Twitter. Reports from pilots indicate the smoke is 8,000 to 10,000 feet above the Earth's surface, the weather service said.

The smoke is high enough that it won't cause any breathing problems.

California has seen a series of deadly and devastating wildfires since late July, with the largest fire in recorded state history burning since July 27. Fires are also burning in Montana and in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario.

The fires have killed at least six people in the U.S.

Updated image of our smoke cover across WNY. This picture was snapped by a low polar orbiting satellite earlier today. Note the ghostly white coverage of the smoke across WNY & PA & over Lakes Erie & Ontario. Pilot reports suggest that the smoke is roughly 8-10,000 ft aloft. pic.twitter.com/8mhVgxYIlC — NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) August 19, 2018

The smoke is making for spectacular sunsets in the Northeast.